Psychology & Psychiatry
Happiness is not determined by childhood biomarkers
Happiness is not determined by childhood biological markers such as height or body fat, according to a team of European researchers involving UCL.
Sep 18, 2017
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Cardiology
Intensive BP control associated with increased CKD risk
(HealthDay)—Intensive systolic blood pressure (SBP) lowering is associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) events but a reduced risk of cardiovascular events and mortality, according to a study published ...
Sep 8, 2017
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Cardiology
Urine test is breakthrough for patients with high blood pressure
A research team led by a University of Manchester Professor has shown that a urine test, developed previously in Leicester, leads to a drop in blood pressure in patients who had been struggling to regularly take their blood ...
Aug 29, 2017
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Cardiology
SPRINT post-hoc analysis: Food for thought on defining the ideal blood pressure target
Adding to the debate on optimal blood pressure control, new findings presented at ESC Congress today suggest there may be variations in the ideal target depending on baseline pressure and overall cardiovascular risk.
Aug 28, 2017
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Cardiology
Ibuprofen associated with blood pressure rise in arthritis patients at cardiovascular risk
Ibuprofen is associated with increased blood pressure and hypertension compared to celecoxib in patients with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to late-breaking ...
Aug 28, 2017
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Cardiology
Renal denervation lowers blood pressure in hypertensive patients not taking medication
Renal denervation lowers blood pressure in hypertensive patients not taking medication, according to late-breaking results from the SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED study presented today in a Hot Line LBCT Session at ESC Congress and published ...
Aug 28, 2017
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Cardiology
Are there racial differences in cognitive outcomes based on BP targets?
A new article published by JAMA Neurology investigates how various blood pressure targets for older patients treated for hypertension were associated with cognitive function and if racial differences existed in long-term ...
Aug 21, 2017
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Diabetes
Intensive blood pressure Tx aids those with prediabetes
(HealthDay)—The beneficial effects of intensive systolic blood pressure (SBP) treatment are similar among those with prediabetes and fasting normoglycemia, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in Diabetes Care.
Aug 17, 2017
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Cardiology
Researchers advise caution about recent US advice on aggressively lowering blood pressure
Medical researchers at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, are advising caution when treating blood pressure in some older people—after results from a study contrasted with recent advice from the US to attempt to aggressively ...
Aug 9, 2017
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Cardiology
Fluctuations in home-monitored blood pressure may raise dementia risk
Whether or not you have high blood pressure, your risk of dementia may be higher if your pressure varies a lot from day to day, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.
Aug 8, 2017
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