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Hypertension is known to affect one in every 15 children and adolescents worldwide and has become a growing concern.

This study examined the relationship between making and receiving phone calls and new-onset hypertension. Read all about the study here.

According to a recent study, having high blood pressure in your 30s is linked to worse brain health around the age of 75, especially in males. Read more about the research here.

Delhi recorded its third worst cold wave in 23 years Hospitals in Delhi witness more patients with heart attacks, brain strokes, and high BP Private hospitals also witnessed a 9 percent uptick in stroke patients

Hypertension is a significant contributor to mortality in India, say experts Sub-group analysis showed significantly better control rates in the South and West regions, and significantly poorer control rates among males Researchers noted that India needs to develop and evaluate sustainable, community-based strategies and programmes to improve hypertension control rates

Health issues during festivals cause more stress than usual Avoid those aerated drinks with empty calories and high sugar Sudden lifestyle changes can cause heart problems

Music enhances the beneficial effects of medication a short time after it is taken to control high blood pressure, showed the findings published in the journal Scientific Reports.

The most common mental and neurological disorders in this age group are dementia and depression, which affect approximately five per cent and seven per cent of the world's older population, respectively.   

Improvements in treatment have dramatically increased survival rates from pediatric cancers, with about 83 percent of children surviving at least five years and many becoming long-term survivors.

The results found that even the fathers of the new born babies were also relatively affected by the chances of heart diseases and hypertension risks in their later lives. 

A combination of reduced sodium intake along with a 'dash diet' or either of the two diets may lower blood pressure in adults with hypertension, a medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated

The findings revealed that skin helps regulate hypertension and heart rate in response to changes in the amount of oxygen available in the environment.  

The findings showed that higher blood pressure in early life was associated with a significantly greater future risk of mitral regurgitation -- a condition which makes the heart less efficient at pumping blood around the body, and in severe cases can lead to heart failure.  

Women who have high blood pressure in their 40s are 73 percent more likely to develop dementia than women who have stable normal blood pressure.

However, over the next 16 years, the researchers found that the study participants who consumed less than 2,500 milligrams of sodium a day had higher blood pressure than participants who consumed higher amounts of sodium.  

Researchers from the Western University of Health Sciences in California found that carvedilol drug can protect against the sun-induced cell damage that leads to skin cancer.

In a study published in the journal JCI Insight, the researchers named the new cause as Connshing syndrome which is linked to the overproduction of the stress hormone cortisol.

Hypertension is a global health issue that affects more than one billion people worldwide. 

The researchers believe that clinicians should adopt these devices to detect individuals likely to suffer from high blood pressure, researchers said.

High blood pressure is a condition in which the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high.