News tagged with hypertensive hormone

Beta-blockers help reduce metastasis and improve survival in breast cancer patients

Treatment with beta-blockers can help reduce the spread of cancer in patients with breast tumours, a researcher will tell the seventh European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC7) in Barcelona today (Friday). In a controlled ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Female sex chromosomes, not just hormones, help regulate blood pressure

Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have determined that something in female sex chromosomes appears to trigger a rise in blood pressure after the onset of menopause. This finding challenges the current ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 15, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers find potential new target for hypertension treatment

Huijing Xia, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in the lab of Eric Lazartigues, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is the lead author on a paper reporting that a recently ...

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created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Prolonged space travel causes brain and eye abnormalities in astronauts

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the eyes and brains of 27 astronauts who have spent prolonged periods of time in space revealed optical abnormalities similar to those that can occur in intracranial hypertension of unknown ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Seniors' sex lives are up -- and so are STD cases

Across the nation, and especially in communities that attract a lot of older Americans, the free-love generation is continuing to enjoy an active - if not always healthy - sex life.

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created May 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dangerous blood pressure increases during exercise can be blocked: research

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified one reason people with hypertension experience an even greater increase in their blood pressure when they exercise, and they've learned how to prevent the rise.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Vitamin D levels linked with health of blood vessels

A lack of vitamin D, even in generally healthy people, is linked with stiffer arteries and an inability of blood vessels to relax, research from the Emory/Georgia Tech Predictive Health Institute has found.

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created Apr 03, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Some overweight adolescents may be at risk for weak bones

Overweight adolescents already struggling with risk factors such as insulin resistance may need to add weak bones to their list of health concerns, researchers report.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Updated heart disease prevention guidelines for women focus more on 'real-world' recommendations

Practical medical advice that works in the "real world" may more effectively prevent cardiovascular disease in women than recommendations based only on findings in clinical research settings, according to the 2011 update ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Traffic noise increases the risk of having a stroke

Exposure to noise from road traffic can increase the risk of stroke, particularly in those aged 65 years and over, according to a study published online today (Wednesday 26 January) in the European Heart Journal.

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created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Room light before bedtime may impact sleep quality, blood pressure and diabetes risk

According to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), exposure to electrical light between dusk and bedtime strongly suppresses melatonin lev ...

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created Jan 13, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (15) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Genetic profile guides search for the right blood pressure drug

We are swimming in a sea of options when it comes to treating high blood pressure; there are currently more than half a dozen different classes of drugs on the market for the condition. Yet there is little rationale for giving ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Jet-lagged and forgetful? It's no coincidence

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chronic jet lag alters the brain in ways that cause memory and learning problems long after one's return to a regular 24-hour schedule, according to research by University of California, Berkeley, ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 24, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast


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