Archive forFebruary, 2007

Hypertension in pregnancy linked to heart disease 

Hypertension in pregnancy linked to heart disease 
Women who experience high blood pressure while pregnant are more likely to develop a coronary-related heart problem later in life than other women, researchers said on Monday.

First evidence of body’s internal clock controlling blood pressure

First evidence of body’s internal clock controlling blood pressure
SAWF News Connect - Researchers have provided the first molecular evidence for the role of our body s internal clock in controlling blood pressure. Email this page Daily variation in blood pressure in normal mice versus mice in which clock genes have been disrupted …

Common blood pressure drug reduces progressive muscle degeneration in …

Common blood pressure drug reduces progressive muscle degeneration in …
PhysOrg - Scientists supported in part by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) have found that that the commonly …

CRP liver protein induces hypertension, UT Southwestern researchers have found 

CRP liver protein induces hypertension, UT Southwestern researchers have found 
Drs. Wanpen Vongpatanasin and Philip Shaul have discovered in mice that CRP is not merely a marker of the risk of hypertension, but plays a direct role in the onset…

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