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High Blood Pressure in Early Pregnancy Raises Risk of Birth Defects, Irrespective of Medication, Study Finds
October 20, 2011 — Women with high blood pressure (hypertension) in the early stages of pregnancy are more likely to have babies with birth defects, irrespective of commonly prescribed medicines for their condition, ... > full story -
Protein Is Potential New Treatment Target for Adult Pulmonary Hypertension
October 17, 2011 — A protein critical to development appears to have a grave impact on lungs exposed to smoking and air pollution, researchers report. Blocking that protein, called calpain, in the lungs may prove an ... > full story -
Could Hypertension Drugs Help People With Alzheimer's?
October 17, 2011 — A new study has looked at whether certain types of drugs used to treat high blood pressure, also called hypertension, might have beneficial effects in reducing the number of new cases of Alzheimer's ... > full story -
Gender Differences in Blood Pressure Appears as Early as Adolescence, With Girls Faring Worse
October 14, 2011 — The female hormone estrogen is known to offer protection for the heart, but obesity may be taking away that edge in adolescent girls. New research finds that although obesity does not help teens of ... > full story -
Reversing Smoke-Induced Damage and Disease in the Lung
October 13, 2011 — By studying mice exposed to tobacco smoke for a period of months, researchers have new insight into how emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease develops. They also report a promising new ... > full story -
Restless Legs Syndrome May Raise High Blood Pressure Risk in Middle-Aged Women
October 10, 2011 — Middle-aged women with restless legs syndrome have an increased risk of hypertension. As symptoms of restless legs syndrome increase, the prevalence of high blood pressure ... > full story -
Increased Fat in Children Raises Their Blood Pressure Risk
October 3, 2011 — Overweight or obese children have almost three times the risk of high blood pressure compared to normal weight children. Researchers observed the effects of excess weight on blood pressure in ... > full story -
Even High-but-Normal Blood Pressure Elevates Stroke Risk
September 28, 2011 — People with prehypertension have a 55 percent higher risk of experiencing a future stroke than people without prehypertension, report researchers in a new meta-analysis of scientific ... > full story -
High Blood Pressure Is Linked to Increased Risk of Developing or Dying from Cancer
September 26, 2011 — Raised blood pressure is linked to a higher risk of developing cancer or dying from the disease according to the findings of the largest study to date to investigate the association between the two ... > full story -
Abnormal Activation of a Protein May Explain Deadly Link Between High Salt Intake and Obesity
September 19, 2011 — Research suggests that high dietary salt intake and obesity work together to trigger an abnormal activation of a cellular protein called ... > full story
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