A new study reveals an association between high blood pressure in a person's thirties and forties to smaller brain size and an increased risk of developing dementia later in life.
Researchers report listening to music may help people extend the time they are capable of enduring a cardiac stress test. The study also reports the findings could help healthy people to exercise for longer periods of time.
A new study reports short term sleep deprivation in the context of 24 hour shifts can lead to an increase in blood pressure and heart rate.
Study reveals specialized blood vessels in the whale brain protect them from pulses in their blood caused by swimming, which could cause brain damage.
Researchers have discovered a link between women who sleep for more than nine hours uninterrupted a night while pregnant and an increased risk of stillbirth. The study reports the link appears to be independent of other risk factors.
Older men who experience higher blood pressure at night could be at a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease.
A new study reports football linemen are more likely to have increased blood pressure along with changes to heart size and structure.
Researchers successfully used electroacupuncture to increase the gene expression of enkephalins and reduce blood pressure for three days.
The difference in blood pressure between a person's arms is linked to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and ultimately death.
People whose blood pressure is elevated but still falls within the normal range are at increased risk of accelerated brain aging, researchers report.
According to a new study, people who get dizzy several minutes after standing up could be at risk of more serious conditions, or even death.
Researchers report impairments in the neuroprotective communication between neural blood vessels, astrocytes and neurons may be an early factor in how high blood pressure may impair cognitive function.