Sleeping less than 6 hours can damage the brain if you also have high blood pressure
Neuroscience News - 08-Dec-2024Treating both conditions could help preserve brain health and prevent ageing
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Treating both conditions could help preserve brain health and prevent ageing
Significant systolic BP reductions, highlighting its potential to address health disparities
Study calls for effective monitoring and amlodipine-based treatment plan
UW study calls for new strategies to combat traffic pollution's health risks
Ring-type blood pressure monitor to revolutionise hypertension management
Free blood pressure checks to help people identify and manage blood pressure
Systolic BP rose by 1.25 and 4.90 mm Hg for 12 and 48 grams of routine drinking, respectively
Isometric exercises improves blood flow and effectively lowers high blood pressure than aerobic exercise
Boston University's AI model outperforms the current standard of care and offers valuable insights in complex drug prescribing
Experts encourage regular blood pressure checks for all adults to prevent long-term harm
Not accurate enough (yet) for self-tracking, but could quickly identify people with hypertension
Salt substitute potassium chloride keeps cardiovascular ailments in check
Modest blood pressure reduction from consuming about 3 grams daily of DHA and EPA
Cognitive decline, dementia, and mortality can be reduced by blood pressure control
Leech and origami-inspired sensors on robotic fingers calculate systolic and diastolic BP
Increased blood pressure was linked to dementia and older-looking brains
Even slightly elevated blood pressure needs early management to prevent further complications
Correcting gut dysbiosis alters bile acid levels & may help manage hypertension in rats
Despite inexpensive & readily available treatment, some remain untreated and some didn't respond to drugs well
Big gains in c. elegans life expectancy rarely translates to humans, but another avenue to research
Even slighter increase in blood pressure at any age is linked to cognitive impairment
But in some countries due to high cost elderly people may not be able to afford these drugs
Trans-ethnic biobanks are very useful to calculate polygenic risk scores
Discovered in human tissue samples and used to reverse high blood pressure in lab mice
Middle-aged adults at high cardiovascular risk have this chance now based on new study