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Clinical trial shows taking blood pressure medication at night improves nocturnal and daytime control
Research led by Sichuan University in China has revealed that bedtime antihypertensive medication dosing improves nocturnal blood pressure control over morning dosing in patients with hypertension.
How Long Can the Average Person Hold Their Breath?
When a person holds their breath, their body is still using oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from the blood. But when the carbon dioxide is not released during exhalation and more oxygen is not brought into the body during inhalation, the body will stimulate a reflex to initiate a breath.
Weight loss clears out aging cells and boosts lipid recycling, study finds
Scientists have produced the first detailed characterization of the changes that weight loss causes in human fat tissue by analyzing hundreds of thousands of cells.
Loneliness predicts poor mental and physical health outcomes, survey data indicate
Loneliness is common and is a strong and independent predictor of depression and poor health outcomes, according to a new study published in PLOS One by Dr. Oluwasegun Akinyemi, a Senior Research Fellow at the Howard University College of Medicine, Washington DC, U.S.
Herbal mouthwash targets gum germs while letting helpful bacteria flourish
Mouthwashes have long bragged about killing 99.9% of germs in your mouth, but Rutgers Health researchers suggest this scorched-earth approach may harm oral health by eliminating beneficial bacteria along with the bad.