Tag: <span>Higher blood pressure</span>

Home / Higher blood pressure
Higher blood pressure over life span increases congestive heart failure risk in Black people
Post

Higher blood pressure over life span increases congestive heart failure risk in Black people

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA AT AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: (FROM LEFT) GRADUATE STUDENT MELISSA HOWIE, CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCHER DR. GASTON KAPUKU AND VASCULAR BIOLOGIST DR. ZSOLT BAGI. CREDIT: KIM RATLIFF, AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY AUGUSTA, Ga (Feb. 8, 2021) – Starting with early childhood, otherwise healthy Black people show signs of slightly diminished heart muscle strength and a slightly...

Higher blood pressure at night than in daytime may increase Alzheimer’s disease risk
Post

Higher blood pressure at night than in daytime may increase Alzheimer’s disease risk

by  Uppsala University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Higher blood pressure at night than in daytime may be a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease in older men, according to a new study from researchers at Uppsala University, now published in the journal Hypertension. Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe a category of symptoms marked by behavioural changes and...