High blood pressure is also known as hypertension. Blood pressure is the amount of force exerted against the walls of the arteries as blood flows through them - if a person has high blood pressure it means that the walls of the arteries are receiving too much pressure repeatedly - the pressure needs to Read more…
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped a clinical trial testing a drug treatment for pulmonary hypertension in adults with sickle cell disease nearly one year early due to safety concerns. In an interim review of safety data from 33 participants who completed 16 weeks of treatment, researchers found that, compared to participants on Read more…
A particular class of medication used to treat high blood pressure could protect older adults against memory decline and other impairments in cognitive function, according to a newly published study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Research suggests that some of the drugs classified as angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, specifically those types of ACE inhibitors that affect Read more…
Scientists at the University of Leicester are investigating how the stuff of stink bombs and flatulence could play a critical role in the human reproductive system.
Hydrogen sulphide - partially responsible for the foul odour of stink bombs - is also a toxic gas and has been used for chemical warfare.
But research at the University of Leicester is now looking at beneficial effects it has in the body - and the potentially critical role the chemical might Read more…
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in men in the United States(1). Yet it’s often not until the untimely passing of a celebrity from a cardiac event - such as Billy Mays or Tim Russert - that the issue is brought to the forefront of Americans’ health and wellness routine. And even then, when there’s a heightened focus on heart health, a recent survey(2) uncovered that only 14 percent of people would be inclined to start regularly Read more…