Blood pressure normally increases from childhood to middle age, but what happens in later life has been less clear. A study ...

The results suggested that older adults with an SBP below 130 mmHg had fewer serious heart problems, like heart attacks and ...

When Mayo Clinic researchers began studying vitamin D’s effects on older adults’ blood pressure, they didn’t anticipate the fascinating results that would emerge. Their discoveries about ...

Everyone with high blood pressure (130/80 or higher) should have a home blood pressure monitor. Home monitoring can help you ...

This is an important study providing convincing evidence that increased blood pressure variability impairs myogenic tone and diminishes baroreceptor reflex. The study also provides evidence that blood ...

“Our study shows that intensive blood pressure control is an important strategy in the prevention of cognitive impairment, a major cause of loss of independence in older adults,” said Dr. Jeff ...