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Archive for June, 2009

There is a protein that is found in the goby fish that has remained almost totally unaltered. Researchers believe that this protein could be the key to uncovering the genetic causes of high blood pressure and may may help with early predictions and prevention. They also believe they can create medication from this protein that [...]

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Dr Luciano Bernardi and colleagues, from Italy’s Pavia University, conducted a study on 24 healthy people asking them to listen to five random songs of classical music. They monitored how their bodies responded. Some tracks included Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, an aria from Puccini’s Turandot, and Bach’s cantata No 169. The researchers found that the songs [...]

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It’s not a secret that a healthy diet can aid in reducing high blood pressure. You may not know that common foods like eggs, grapes and hibiscus can help with that. Hibiscus contains anthocyanins a chemical that can improve the function of blood vessels. Grapes decrease inflammation and increase heart function and they also contain [...]

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I recently read an article about a study done on mice that showed the herpes virus as a contributing factor to high blood pressure. This virus affects about 60-90% of adults worldwide and appears to increase the inflammation in blood vessels which causes high blood pressure. In conjunction with a fatty diet the risk of [...]

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