Obesity in early 20s curbs chances of reaching middle age
Young men who are obese in their early 20s are significantly more likely to develop serious ill health by the time they reach middle age, or not even make it that far, suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Op ...
Overweight and Obesity
Apr 29, 2013 |
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High blood pressure damages the brain in early middle age
Uncontrolled high blood pressure damages the brain's structure and function as early as young middle-age, and even the brains of middle-aged people who clinically would not be considered to have hypertension have evidence ...
Neuroscience
Oct 31, 2012 |
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Teens with high blood pressure have less distress, better quality of life
Teenagers with high blood pressure appear to have better psychological adjustment and enjoy higher quality of life than those with normal blood pressure, suggests a study in the May issue of Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of ...
Health
May 03, 2013 |
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Even in normal range, high blood sugar linked to brain shrinkage
People whose blood sugar is on the high end of the normal range may be at greater risk of brain shrinkage that occurs with aging and diseases such as dementia, according to new research published in the September 4, 2012, ...
Neuroscience
Sep 03, 2012 |
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Increased risk of cardiovascular disease for pregnant women with high blood pressure
Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy have an increased risk of high blood pressure even 40 years after maternity, which leads in turn to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This has been demonstrated by ...
Cardiology
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Study explains why fainting can result from blood pressure drug used in conjunction with other disorders
A new study led by a Canadian research team has identified the reason why prazosin, a drug commonly used to reduce high blood pressure, may cause lightheadedness and possible fainting upon standing in patients with normal ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 11, 2013 |
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Reducing salt and increasing potassium will have major global health benefits
Cutting down on salt and, at the same time, increasing levels of potassium in our diet will have major health and cost benefits across the world, according to studies published in BMJ today.
Health
Apr 04, 2013 |
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Cocoa compounds may reduce blood pressure
Compounds in cocoa may help to reduce blood pressure, according to a new systematic review in The Cochrane Library. The researchers reviewed evidence from short-term trials in which participants were given dark chocolate or coc ...
Health
Aug 14, 2012 |
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Hydrogen sulfide: The next anti-aging agent?
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) may play a wide-ranging role in staving off aging, according to a paper published online ahead of print in the journal Molecular and Cellular Biology. In this review article, a team from China explor ...
Medical research
Jan 29, 2013 |
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High blood pressure during pregnancy may signal later heart disease risk
even once or twice during routine medical care—can signal substantially higher risks of heart and kidney disease and diabetes, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
Cardiology
Feb 11, 2013 |
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Middle-aged men with upper-normal blood pressure at risk for AF
Middle-aged men at the upper end of normal blood pressure had an elevated risk for atrial fibrillation later in life, according to new research in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Cardiology
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Meeting greater number of recommended cardiovascular health factors linked with lower risk of death
In a study that included a nationally representative sample of nearly 45,000 adults, participants who met more of seven recommended cardiovascular health behaviors or factors (such as not smoking, having normal cholesterol ...
Cardiology
Mar 17, 2012 |
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Blood pressure slightly above normal? You may still be at increased risk of stroke
People with prehypertension have a 55 percent higher risk of experiencing a future stroke than people without prehypertension, report researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in a new meta-analysis ...
Neuroscience
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Home blood pressure monitoring may not benefit patients with stroke and hypertension
Home blood pressure monitoring may help patients with hypertension and stroke but did not improve blood pressure control for patients who had normal blood pressure at the start or those with disabilities, according to a randomized ...
Health
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Diabetes may significantly increase your risk of dementia
People with diabetes appear to be at a significantly increased risk of developing dementia, according to a study published in the September 20, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neu ...
Neuroscience
Sep 19, 2011 |
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