http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A potentially ground-breaking human drug trial is currently underway, which aims to discover whether blood pressure medication can slow or halt the progression of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). This is the latest in EU-funded studies, which are being made public to highlight the European Month of the Brain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-major-human-drug-trial-underway.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Thu, 23 May 2013 10:56:02 EST news288525355 A cup of beetroot juice a day may help reduce your blood pressure, according to a small study in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-cup-beetroot-juice-daily-blood.html Health Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:00:02 EST news285241469 People taking the blood pressure drugs called beta blockers may be less likely to have changes in the brain that can be signs of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 65th Annual Meeting in San Diego, March 16 to 23, 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-blood-pressure-drugs-dementia.html Neuroscience Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:00:04 EST news276771813 As the use of Twitter and other social media by physicians and patients rises, more and more physicians seem to forget to do what many consider crucial for building doctor-patient trust: disclose potential conflicts of interest. However, physicians are not entirely at fault: prominent medical societies have failed to lay out comprehensive guidelines for physicians on when and how to disclose a conflict of interest when utilizing social media. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-physicians-disclose-conflicts-social-media.html Other Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:44:52 EST news271921485 (Medical Xpress)—A patient who cites hypertension as a reason for a doctor's visit is more than twice as likely to be prescribed a new medicine than a patient who doesn't speak up, according to a recent study by researchers at UCSF and UCLA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-patients-citing-high-blood-pressure.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:32:53 EST news268039964 People who cooked with a blend of sesame and rice bran oils saw a significant drop in blood pressure and improved cholesterol levels, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association's High Blood Pressure Research 2012 Scientific Sessions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-sesame-rice-bran-oil-lowers.html Cardiology Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:00:05 EST news267289062 The current "watch-and-wait" approach to high blood pressure readings in younger people may set patients on a course for irreversible heart damage, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session. The Scientific Session, the premier cardiovascular medical meeting, brings cardiovascular professionals together to further advances in the field. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-rapid-blood-pressure-midlife-irreversible.html Cardiology Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:30:03 EST news251973478 Patients who take certain popular types of blood pressure medication once a day are able to achieve somewhat better control of their hypertension if they take their daily dose at bedtime, according to a new systematic review. This finding throws into question the usual way in which most people with hypertension take their blood pressure drugs, whether singly or in combination, first thing in the morning upon arising. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-blood-pressure-drugs-night-slightly.html Health Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:10:02 EST news237198896 People who receive medical care in an integrated health care system with electronic health records linked to its own pharmacy more often collect their new prescriptions for diabetes, cholesterol and high blood pressure medications than do people who receive care in a non-integrated system, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-health-delivery-electronic-medication-adherence.html Health Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:44:38 EST news234524650 Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have found a protein normally involved in blood pressure regulation in a surprising place: tucked within the little "power plants" of cells, the mitochondria. The quantity of this protein appears to decrease with age, but treating older mice with the blood pressure medication losartan can increase protein numbers to youthful levels, decreasing both blood pressure and cellular energy usage. The researchers say these findings, published online during the week of August 15, 2011, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may lead to new treatments for mitochondrial–specific, age-related diseases, such as diabetes, hearing loss, frailty and Parkinson's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-cell-power-declines-age-rejuvenated.html Medical research Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:04:51 EST news232733068 New research indicates cholesterol lowering drugs known as statins may help prevent future strokes among young people who have already had a stroke. The study is published in the August 2, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-cholesterol-lowering-drugs-recurrent-younger-people.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:00:01 EST news231434033