Active Ingredient In Common Chinese Herb Shown To Reduce Hypertension
Realeased January 17, 2007 - Many patients with high blood pressure have consumed danshen, a Chinese herb used in Oriental medicine that promotes blood flow and treats cardiovascular disease....
View ArticleTaking the Fight Against Cancer to Heart
Released February 26, 2008 - Hormones produced by the heart eliminated human pancreatic cancer in more than three-quarters of the mice treated with the hormones and eliminated human breast cancer in...
View ArticleThe "Elvis Experiments"
Released April 24, 2007 - More than 100 Washington-area high school students and teachers are participating in "The Elvis Experiments." The experiments, named in honor of "the King," were designed by...
View ArticleUniversity Of Texas Researcher Earns APS Bowditch Award
Released April 25, 2007 - James D. Stockand, a researcher at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, studies epithelial sodium channels in the cells of the kidney, lungs and...
View ArticlePeptide Regulates Social Behavior, Has Positive Impact On Cardiac Response
Released April 29, 2007 - A team of researchers investigating the effects of oxytocin, a peptide produced by the brain that regulates social behavior, has found that it can prevent detrimental cardiac...
View ArticlePhysical Fitness Reduces Hypertensive Influence Of Leptin On Blood Pressure,...
Released April 30, 2007 - Regular physical activity counts more than percentage of body fat in terms of systolic blood pressure - a measure of how hard the body has to work to pump blood against the...
View ArticleShort-Term Use Of Statin Drugs Reduces Damaging Sympathetic Nervous System...
Released May 1, 2007 - One of the first studies to examine the effect of the popular statin (cholesterol) drugs on the sympathetic nervous system activity of human patients with heart failure.
View ArticleEight Plants From South Africa May Hold Potential For Treating High Blood...
Released May 1, 2007 - Medicinal plants are an integral part of African culture, one of the oldest and most diverse in the world. In South Africa, 21st century drug therapy is used side-by-side with...
View ArticleWhy Do Men And Women Respond Differently To The Same Disease?
Released August 8, 2007 - More than 100 research scientists will examine hormones, gender and how they can interact to cause heart and kidney disease. The conference, entitled Sex and Gender in...
View ArticleGender Differences In Renal And Other Genes Contribute To BP
Released August 8, 2007 - In a new study, researchers examined the differential contribution of genetic factors involved in regulating blood pressure based on samples drawn from a large community. They...
View ArticleEstrogen Deficiency Can Lead To Obesity-Induced Hight BP After Menopause
Released August 8, 2007 - At menopause, women lose hormone protection against heart (cardiovascular) and kidney diseases, and are likely to become obese. A research team has tested the idea that...
View ArticleCardio Exercise Benefits In Male Vs. Female Hearts
Released August 8, 2007 - While cardiovascular disease occurs in both men and women, it does not affect them in the same way. Risk factors and protective factors for heart diseases are likewise...
View ArticleGender, Coupled With Diabetes, Affects Vascular Disease Development
Released August 15, 2007 - Diabetes is associated with the development of vascular (blood vessel) disease. As we age, vascular disease becomes more common. It has been thought that females may be more...
View ArticleExpecting an Afternoon Nap Can Reduce Blood Pressure
Released October 15, 2007 - Where does the benefit lie in an afternoon nap? Is it in the nap itself, or in the anticipation of taking a snooze? Researchers in the United Kingdom have found that the...
View ArticleBackpack Straps Can Decrease Blood Flow In The Shoulder And Arm
Released April 7, 2008 - A team of physician researchers examined the effect heavy-loaded backpack straps can have on children. They found the straps can significantly increase pressure when the load...
View ArticleNew Study Finds Uncontrollable Stress Worsens Symptoms Of Endometriosis
Released April 7, 2008 - A new study investigating the relationship between stress and the painful symptoms of endometriosis offers, for the first time, evidence of the negative consequences of stress...
View ArticleHypertension Develops Early, Silently, In African American Men
Released November 17, 2008 - Young and healthy African American men have higher central blood pressure and their blood vessels are stiffer compared to their white counterparts, signs that the African...
View ArticleStudy Helps Explain Connection Between Sleep Apnea, Stroke and Death
Released January 6, 2009 - Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) decreases blood flow to the brain, elevates blood pressure within the brain, and eventually harms the brain's ability to modulate these changes...
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