Several factors, including stress, diet, caffeine, smoking, medication use, and some health conditions, can cause fluctuating ...

Hypertension begins harming the brain surprisingly early, even before measurable blood pressure increases. Key cells related ...

Want to reel in your high blood pressure? A new study suggests it might be so easy, you could do it in your sleep.

A new study finds that many young adults don't know they have hypertension, or high blood pressure. Doctors think they know why. (Getty Images) Many people view high blood pressure as a potential ...

It's the single biggest cause of deadly conditions like heart attacks and strokes – but identifying and treating it is ...

The CDC estimates nearly half of adults have hypertension. High blood pressure puts you at risk for heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in the U-S and Texas. You usually sit ...

Global rates of hypertension, or high blood pressure, in childhood and adolescence have nearly doubled since 2000, putting more kids at risk for poor health later in life. “In 2000, about 3.4% ...

High blood pressure -- in men and women -- is a big problem. One in every three adult Americans -- about 65 million people -- have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. Many more are at ...

Morning blood pressure may be high if you skip breakfast. It’s unclear why, but may have to do with inflammation and missing ...

For more than 70 years, hydralazine has helped doctors lower dangerously high blood pressure during medical emergencies, ...

Cigarette smoking exposes you to nicotine and other chemicals that can increase your blood pressure and lead to hypertension. Learn why and what happens if you quit.

A new study suggests that going to bed at the same time every night could lower blood pressure in people with hypertension.