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High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Treatment News

A new pill called baxdrostat lowered stubborn high blood pressure in global trials

The Guardian - 30-Aug-2025

Around 40% of patients reached healthy levels, compared with fewer than 20% on placebo

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Tailored hypertension treatment: AI steps up to the challenge

Boston University - 06-Jun-2023

Boston University's AI model outperforms the current standard of care and offers valuable insights in complex drug prescribing

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Systolic blood pressure lowered by daily consumption of omega-3 fatty acids

American Heart Association - 01-Jun-2022

Modest blood pressure reduction from consuming about 3 grams daily of DHA and EPA

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Antihypertesive drug found a new purpose in ageing

EurekAlert! - 18-Dec-2020

Big gains in c. elegans life expectancy rarely translates to humans, but another avenue to research

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Antihypertensive drugs have survival benefits even in frail elderly

American Heart Association - 08-Jun-2020

But in some countries due to high cost elderly people may not be able to afford these drugs

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Achieving a lower blood pressure goal by treating hypertension

Heart - 11-Nov-2019

Treating hypertension before it turns into heart disease, will be cost-effective over a decade

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It's better to take antihypertensive medication at night

BBC - 23-Oct-2019

Maintaining a low blood pressure at night also leads to better control in the next day

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Polypill could give key advantages to patients

Independent - 19-Sep-2019

Participants who took polypill had systolic blood pressure decrease on an average 9mm Hg in one year

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5-minute breathing strength exercises reduces blood pressure

University of Colorado Boulder - 25-Feb-2019

Could be good for time-poor, desk-bound workers

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30 minute walk at start of day lowers blood pressure

NHS - 21-Feb-2019

As effective as some blood pressure medicines (but don't stop without talking to your doctor!)

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Experimental device lowers blood pressure without drugs

AL.com - 09-Jun-2015

Electrical pulses disable nerves between kidneys and brain to reduce blood pressure

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