Sleep and Blood Pressure: Why Rest Matters for Your Heart

When people think about heart health, they usually picture exercise and diet. Sleep often gets left out of the conversation,...

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Cooler Weather and Your Heart: Fall Tips for Healthy Blood Pressure

Fall brings crisp mornings, shorter days, and a shift in routines. It also brings changes that can quietly affect your...

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Research note: a multilevel analysis of isometric handgrip training in medicated adults

This note summarises a published pooled analysis by Millar, Bray, McGowan, MacDonald and McCartney. It is background reading on the research, not a claim about

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Research note: isometric handgrip training and flow-mediated dilation

This note summarises a small published study on how the lining of the blood vessels responds to isometric handgrip training. It is background reading on the phy

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Research note: the Kelley and Kelley meta-analysis of isometric handgrip trials

This note summarises a published meta-analysis by George Kelley and Kristi Kelley. A longer plain-language explanation is in our article What the research says

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Research note: isometric training of the arms and legs and orthostatic tolerance

This note summarises a small published study of isometric exercise training in healthy volunteers. It is background reading on the physiology, not a claim about

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