Tag: blood
High blood pressure ails one in every eight Indians over 30, reveals study
Around one of every eight people in India have high blood pressure, according to a Union health ministry preventive health programme that screened 22.5 million adults across 100 districts in […]
Do you eat according to your blood group? All about the blood type diet
Your blood group holds a lot of information. It can guide you on what your diet should look like. Unlike a lot of other one-size-fits-all diets, the blood type diet […]
Now, you can monitor your blood pressure with this smartphone app
Scientists, including those of Indian-origin, have developed a new smartphone app and hardware that could help measure blood pressure more accurately than existing cuff devices. The team, from Michigan State […]
New blood test may help you measure your cardiovascular health
Researchers have found a new blood test that could provide a clue as to why some patients are at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease risk after suffering a heart […]
High Blood Pressure? 5 Healthy, Delicious Snacks That You Can Enjoy Guilt-Free
Highlights High BP is where the force of the blood against the walls is too high Uncontrolled high blood pressure may lead to poor heart health Excess consumption of salt, […]
Here’s how your skin plays a role in controlling blood pressure
Skin, the largest organ, typically covering two square metres in humans, plays a surprising role in regulating blood pressure and heart rate, scientists have found in a study on mice. […]
Extreme preemies may be at risk for high blood pressure as adults
Very preterm infants — those born before 29 weeks of pregnancy — appear to have a bigger risk of high blood pressure in young adulthood, two small, preliminary Canadian studies […]
Anti-inflammatory agent in cord blood shows promise in mice
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2016 — Scientists report that a factor found in umbilical cord blood helped fight harmful inflammation in mice and could point the way to new treatments for […]