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Share on PinterestNew research indicates that patients taking certain high blood pressure medications are less likely to develop severe COVID-19 or die.Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, there were concerns that a type of drug primarily used for treating hypertension (high blood pressure) might worsen the infection.The drugs in question are angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors)…

Certain high blood pressure medications may help reduce the severity of disease and mortality rates for those infected with the novel coronavirus, according to a new study published in the journal Current Atherosclerosis Reports.Researchers from the University of East Anglia looked at 19 studies in the meta-analysis involving approximately 28,000 patients who took antihypertension medications such as Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitors…

Medication for high blood pressure lowers the risk of becoming seriously ill or dying from Covid-19 by one third, a study suggests.  Researchers from the University of East Anglia studied 28,000 patients taking antihypertensives, a class of drugs used to treat high blood pressure.  They found that the risk of severe Covid-19 illness and death…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A recent paper published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, outlines a pulse-pressure-induced pathway of cognitive decline that sheds light on why previous treatments for dementia may have failed and proposes promising new directions for the prevention and treatment of dementia. "Over the last couple years, a sea change in dementia and Alzheimer's…

High blood pressure is a common condition that affects more than a quarter of all adults in the UK. But you could lower your risk of developing hypertension by simply dancing at home, it's been claimed. High blood pressure - which is also known as hypertension - puts extra stress on blood vessels and vital…