Cardiology
Cool indoor temperatures linked to high blood pressure
Turning up the thermostat may help manage hypertension, finds a new UCL study into the link between indoor temperatures and high blood pressure.
Aug 23, 2018
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Health
Paramedic-led intervention cuts ambulance calls
(HealthDay)—For low-income older adults who live in subsidized housing, the Community Paramedicine at Clinic (CP@clinic), a paramedic-led, community-based health promotion program to prevent diabetes, cardiovascular disease, ...
Aug 22, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How meditation affects the brain to help you stress less
In Australia, about one in six adults practise meditation, while one in ten practise yoga. People often turn to yoga or meditation as a way to to take time out and manage the stress of their day-to-day lives.
Aug 22, 2018
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Cardiology
Scientists show that light therapy may increase blood pressure in hypertension
A team from the Institute of Medicine, RUDN University discovered that light therapy (treating mental disorders with bright light) increased blood pressure in animals with inherited hypertension. It will help to make light ...
Aug 7, 2018
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Neuroscience
Feel lightheaded when standing up? You may have a greater risk of dementia
People who feel faint, dizzy or lightheaded when standing up may be experiencing a sudden drop in blood pressure called orthostatic hypotension. Now a new study says middle-aged people who experience such a drop may have ...
Jul 25, 2018
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Cardiology
Higher blood pressure may be linked to brain disease, Alzheimer's
Older people who have higher blood pressure may have more signs of brain disease, specifically brain lesions, according to a study published in the July 11, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American ...
Jul 11, 2018
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Health
It's official – spending time outside is good for you
Living close to nature and spending time outside has significant and wide-ranging health benefits—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Jul 6, 2018
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Cardiology
Dementia risk increased in 50-year-olds with blood pressure below hypertension threshold
New findings from the long-running Whitehall II study of over 10,000 civil servants has found 50-year-olds who had blood pressure that was higher than normal but still below the threshold commonly used when deciding to treat ...
Jun 12, 2018
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Cardiology
New study finds plant protein, fiber, nuts lower cholesterol, improve blood pressure
A new meta-analysis published in the journal Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases finds that a diet that includes plant protein, fiber, nuts, and plant sterols lowers cholesterol, improves blood pressure, and improves other ...
Jun 4, 2018
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Cardiology
Music intensifies effects of anti-hypertensive medication
Researchers report that listening to music significantly enhances the effect of anti-hypertensive drugs. According to a study conducted by researchers on of São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil and international ...
Apr 17, 2018
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