University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have obtained important new insights into how our bodies regulate our ...

UVA researchers discovered how the body knows when to stop producing renin. A hormone called angiotensin II causes calcium ...

Blood pressure monitors help you keep track of your numbers—and get them under control—to help prevent serious medical ...

Regular home monitoring is becoming a key tool in spotting high blood pressure early.

There are many reasons to keep a blood pressure monitor at home, the main one being that high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) frequently has no symptoms and can easily go undetected, ...

High blood pressure has become a reality for more and more Americans—in fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly half of adults have high blood pressure. This is ...

DALLAS, Nov. 19 – People who enjoy the occasional decaf latte may be getting more of a lift than they know, scientists report in today's rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the American ...

Taking my blood pressure is always nerve wracking. I do not have any risk factors for high blood pressure (hypertension), but the slow tightening of the cuff makes me very aware of my heart rate, and ...

DALLAS -- People who enjoy the occasional decaf latte may be getting more of a lift than they know, scientists report in today's rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart ...