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Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified a potential new treatment, an investigational drug called lorundrostat, for individuals with uncontrolled or treatment-resistant hypertension, ...
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Among patients with uncontrolled hypertension, the investigational drug lorundrostat brought a significant reduction in blood pressure at 12 weeks compared with placebo, according to a study presented at the American College ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Doctors at Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust, and University College London have led the development of a simple, minimally invasive Targeted Thermal Therapy (Triple T) that has the potential to transform ...
Feb 10, 2025
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Salt, or more precisely the sodium it contains, is very much a "Goldilocks" nutrient. Low sodium levels cause a drop in blood volume, which can have serious, sometimes deadly, health consequences. Conversely, too much salt ...
Dec 21, 2024
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It is known that large amounts of licorice cause high blood pressure. A study by researchers at Linköping University now shows that even small amounts of licorice raise blood pressure. The individuals who react most strongly ...
Mar 14, 2024
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A novel imaging approach, 68Ga-pentixafor PET/CT, has been shown to accurately identify sub-types of primary aldosteronism (an adrenal gland disorder), outperforming traditional methods for diagnosis. Reported in The Journal ...
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In a clinical trial of patients with chronic kidney disease, an experimental drug significantly reduced albuminuria—albumin in urine, a sign of kidney damage—for 50% of participants. When the experimental drug was paired ...
Dec 15, 2023
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A team of medical researchers and doctors affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. has found, via clinical trial, that the aldosterone synthase inhibitor lorundrostat is likely safe to use for reducing blood pressure ...
Researchers have found that the cause of a common type of high blood pressure originates in a tiny benign nodule, present in one-in-twenty people with hypertension. The nodule produces a hormone, aldosterone, that controls ...
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There is increasing evidence that females of all ethnicities and ages are more salt sensitive than males, and that this propensity to hold onto more salt, which drives blood pressure up, increases after menopause.
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