Experts explain what healthy blood pressure looks like at different ages and when high readings need action ...

Many older adults can maintain a normal blood pressure and reduce their need for anti-hypertension medications by losing weight and reducing salt intake _ effectively reversing a lifetime of bad ...

Normal BP is typically less than 120/80 mm Hg. Both high (hypertension) and low (hypotension) pressure can cause health ...

Intensive blood pressure reduction can reduce the risk for all-cause dementia in older adults with hypertension, a new study shows. Specifically, treating high blood pressure for as little as four ...

Q: I have been confused about what normal blood pressure is for me (or anyone). I know there are some issues on what normal is today, but let us say that normal is 120/80 mm Hg. Does this mean that ...

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been confused about what normal blood pressure is for me (or anyone). I know there are some issues on what normal is today, but let us say that normal is 120/80 mm Hg. Does this ...

Elevated blood pressure variability (BPV) is associated with lower cognitive scores in older adults. That link is more profound in older, Black adults, according to a new study. Anisa Dhana, PhD, a ...

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High blood pressure becomes more common after age 40years yet new research from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA ...