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Factors that influence the health of our blood vessels, such as smoking, high blood and pulse pressures, obesity and diabetes, are linked to less healthy brains, according to research published in the European Heart Journal. Continue reading “Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains”
Aggressive treatment of hypertension in stroke patients could do more harm than good in the long term, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Georgia. Continue reading “Optimal blood pressure treatment for stroke patients”
A South American tribe living in near-total isolation with no Western dietary influences showed no increase in average blood pressure from age one to age 60, according to a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In comparison, a nearby tribe whose diet includes some processed foods and salt did show higher blood pressure into late middle age. Continue reading “Study of two tribes sheds light on role of Western-influenced diet in blood pressure”
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Gillum RF, Ingram DD. Continue reading “Frequency of attendance at religious services, hypertension, and blood pressure: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey”
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Sørensen T, Danbolt LJ, Lien L, Koenig HG, Holmen J. Continue reading “The relationship between religious attendance and blood pressure: the HUNT Study, Norway”
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