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

Aerobic exercise, which strengthens your heart so it can pump with less effort, was the second-most-effective intervention, ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

A blood pressure as low as 120/80 mm Hg in adolescence can be linked to a higher risk of atherosclerosis in middle age, according to a study led from Linköping University, Sweden. The findings, ...

High blood pressure in kids has nearly doubled in 20 years, with one contributing factor standing out. International researchers have revealed the prevalence of childhood hypertension increased from 3 ...

Some of the changes associated with the menopausal transition can increase the risk of hypertension (high blood pressure). For example, declining estrogen levels can narrow blood vessels, and ...