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Magnesium Lowers Blood Pressure, Study Suggests
March 13, 2012 — Researchers have found that magnesium supplements may offer small but clinically significant reductions in blood pressure. The researchers also discovered that the size of the effect increased ... > full story -
Stress Making Your Blood Pressure Rise? Blame Your Immune System
March 5, 2012 — If stress is giving you high blood pressure, blame the immune system. T cells, helpful for fighting infections, are also necessary for mice to show an increase in blood pressure after a period of ... > full story -
Pregnancy-Related Complications Predict CVD in Middle Age
February 18, 2012 — Women who developed pregnancy-related hypertension (preeclampsia) or diabetes were at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) later in life. Preeclampsia was associated with a wider range of ... > full story -
Prolonged Fructose Intake Not Linked to Rise in Blood Pressure, Study Suggests
February 13, 2012 — Eating fructose over an extended period of time does not lead to an increase in blood pressure, according to new ... > full story -
A Novel Method for Simultaneously Measuring Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness
February 10, 2012 — Arterial stiffness due to is a major contributor to cardiovascular disease but is very difficult to measure. A new method for measuring arterial stiffness has been developed. This simple, ... > full story -
Potatoes Lower Blood Pressure in People With Obesity and Hypertension Without Increasing Weight
February 1, 2012 — The first study to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood pressure in humans has concluded that two small helpings of purple potatoes a day decreases blood pressure by about four percent ... > full story -
Tobacco Smoking and High Blood Pressure Are Biggest Killers of Japanese Adults, Study Finds
January 24, 2012 — The life expectancy of a person born in Japan is among the highest in the world (82.9 years) yet tobacco smoking and high blood pressure are still the major risk factors for death among adults in ... > full story -
Two Common Sweeteners Have Different Effects on the Body, Study Suggests
January 23, 2012 — With growing concern that excessive levels of fructose may pose a great health risk -- causing high blood pressure, kidney disease and diabetes -- researchers set out to see if two common sweeteners ... > full story -
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Positive Affirmation Appears to Improve Medication Adherence in Hypertensive African-Americans
January 23, 2012 — Positive affirmation along with patient education appears to help African-American patients with high blood pressure more effectively follow their medication regimen, according to a new ... > full story -
Sweeping Genetic Analysis of Rare Disease Yields Common Mechanism of Hypertension
January 22, 2012 — Analyzing all the genes of dozens of people suffering from a rare form of hypertension, researchers have discovered a new mechanism that regulates the blood pressure of all ... > full story
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