Tag: Blood pressure
Salty foods are making people sick − in part by poisoning...
Christopher Damman, University of Washington
People have been using salt since the dawn of civilization to process, preserve and...
Many Americans wrongly assume they understand what normal blood pressure is...
Wändi Bruine de Bruin, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Mark Huffman, Washington University in St Louis
Heart rate variability – what to know about this biometric most...
Anne R. Crecelius, University of Dayton
Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day. Heart rate is a key...
The spooky and dangerous side of black licorice
Bill Sullivan, Indiana University
Black licorice may look and taste like an innocent treat, but this candy has a dark side. On Sept. 23, 2020,...
Blood pressure medications decrease death and severe disease in COVID-19 patients
Vassilios Vassiliou, University of East Anglia and Ranu Baral
At the start of the pandemic, there was concern that certain drugs for high blood pressure...
Low blood pressure could be a culprit in dementia, studies suggest
Kenneth McLeod, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Decline in brain function often occurs as people age. People often worry that declining brain function...
Why do people faint?
Anne R. Crecelius, University of Dayton
Maybe it’s a bride standing in a hot chapel, or an exhausted runner after a race. It could be...
Can sitting less decrease your risk of heart disease?
Gautam Ramesh, University of California San Diego; Andrea LaCroix, University of California San Diego, and John Bellettiere, University of California San Diego
Too much sitting...
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The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
