About 1.28 billion people around the world live with high blood pressure, or hypertension. Hypertension can increase a person ...

Scientists at the University of Miami have found an important clue about how blood pressure might affect brain health. Their ...

Experts and studies have suggested changing three lifestyle factors could have a major impact on a person's risk of ...

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome tends to increase as we get older. One study cites the rate at nearly 20% for those 20 ...

Dr. Overstreet: There are several different types of dementia, and Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia are the most ...

A large study from South Korea has found that middle-aged adults with metabolic syndrome—an unhealthy cluster of conditions ...

The numbers were clear: patients on triple therapy saw their average blood pressure drop significantly more than those on a single medication. This breakthrough study, published in Nature ...

Addressing hearing loss and high blood pressure can reduce or delay the onset of dementia, according to the results of two recent studies.

dementia and stroke. Your doctor might recommend lowering your blood pressure if it’s between 120/80 mm Hg and 130/80 mm Hg and you have other risk factors for heart or blood vessel disease. There are ...

Men are more likely than women to die from high blood pressure, diabetes and HIV/AIDS, after shrugging off medical care for ...

Dietitians, health officials and heart charities all broadly agree that one food is at the top of the list for those that are ...