Rush-hour traffic air increases blood pressure

Unfiltered air from rush-hour traffic significantly increased passengers' blood pressure, both while in the car and up to 24 hours later.

Alden Woods-U. Washington • futurity
Dec. 5, 2023 ~7 min

Serious risks follow multiple rounds of pregnancy complications

Women who have more than one episode of gestational diabetes or hypertension have double or even triple the risk of heart attack or stroke.

Fabienne Landry-McGill • futurity
Dec. 5, 2023 ~5 min


Team finds new culprit behind brain hemorrhage formation

A discovery that deepens understanding of microbleeds in the brain clarifies how they occur and may lead to new therapeutic targets.

Pat Harriman-UC Irvine • futurity
Nov. 21, 2023 ~4 min

New strategy could lower blood pressure in low-income patients

A new team-based approach more significantly lowered blood pressure for low-income hypertension patients, researchers report.

Andrew Yawn-Tulane • futurity
Nov. 20, 2023 ~5 min

1 test detects HIV and TB with just a little blood

A new rapid test can detect both HIV and tuberculosis at the same time with just a small amount of blood, researchers report.

Molly McCrory-Tulane • futurity
Nov. 15, 2023 ~4 min

Insulin injections could one day be replaced with rock music − new research in mice

Researchers successfully treated diabetes in mice by engineering cells to make insulin in response to the music of Queen.

Bill Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University • conversation
Nov. 14, 2023 ~8 min

Gulf War Illness cuts white blood cells’ ability to make energy

Gulf War Illness, which affects approximately 250,000 US veterans, cuts the ability of white blood cells to make energy, a new study shows.

Tim Lucas-Duke • futurity
Nov. 6, 2023 ~6 min

Mindfulness can get people to stick with heart-healthy food

Practicing mindfulness focused on healthy eating can be good for your heart and lower blood pressure, a new study shows.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Nov. 3, 2023 ~7 min


Blood test detects cancer protein in under 2 hours

A highly sensitive blood test can detect a key protein produced by cancer cells in as little as two hours, researchers report.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Nov. 2, 2023 ~9 min

DASH diet in midlife may shield women’s memory decades later

Middle-aged women who eat a diet designed to lower blood pressure are about 17% less likely to report memory loss and other cognitive decline signs later.

Sasha Walek-NYU • futurity
Oct. 20, 2023 ~5 min

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