Women may respond less favorably than men to cardiovascular disease drug-treatments for enlarged heart. For the first time, researchers have uncovered that women derive a lesser benefit than men from two common high-blood-pressure-lowering drugs — losartan and atenolol — for the reduction of lef... Read More

By counteracting the underlying molecular mechanism for high blood pressure in the spontaneously hypertensive rat, researchers found not only how that ailment and others arise in mammals, but also how the conditions may be treated simultaneously. ... Read More

MRIs on healthy Framingham offspring found that about 10 percent had experienced a silent stroke. Silent stroke — silent cerebral infarction — is a risk factor for stroke and dementia. ... Read More

When fatigued individuals perceive a task as being achievable and worth doing, they increase their effort to make up for their diminished capability due to fatigue. As a result, blood pressure tends to rise and remain elevated until the task is completed or individuals stop trying because they think... Read More

MRIs on healthy Framingham offspring found that about 10 percent had experienced a silent stroke. Silent stroke — silent cerebral infarction — is a risk factor for stroke and dementia. ... Read More