From an evolutionary standpoint, stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline are released into the blood to help us escape ...

Scientists in the UK have discovered a gene variant that causes a common type of high blood pressure – and most importantly, found a cure. A simple surgical procedure saw patients with previously ...

Both the cause and a potential cure for the most common identifiable and specifically treatable cause of hypertension – aldosterone-producing adenomas (APAs) – have been revealed by researchers from ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a type of pulmonary hypertension that causes high blood pressure in the small arteries of the lungs. It is a serious condition that can impair blood flow, ...

July 16 (UPI) --Doctors are regularly overlooking a common hormone-driven cause of high blood pressure, a new paper warns. As many as 30% of high blood pressure patients seen by heart specialists and ...

Doctors at Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust, and University College London have led the development of a simple, minimally invasive Targeted Thermal Therapy (Triple T) that has ...

Shortness of breath when walking short distances can occur suddenly or be a chronic condition. It should be evaluated, as it ...

When you think of someone with Hypertension, aka high blood pressure, the most common thought is that it only affects older people. But sadly, more young adults are now being diagnosed with it. High ...