/channels/taxonomy/term/6267/all en /channels/channels/news/pregnancy-related-conditions-taken-together-leave-moms-and-dads-risk-282694 <p>Research has already shown that women who develop either diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy are at risk of getting type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease years later. Now, a new study from a team at the Research Institute of the ƻ����Ժ Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and ƻ����Ժ shows that the risk of developing those conditions post pregnancy is drastically higher if the women had both diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy. The study, published today in the <em>American Journal of Epidemiology</em>, doesn’t end with the mother’s risks.</p> Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:51:32 +0000 webfull 132663 at /channels /channels/news/blame-it-your-brain-salt-and-hypertension-241270 <p>An international research team led by scientists at ƻ����Ժ has found that excessive salt intake “reprograms” the brain, interfering with a natural safety mechanism that normally prevents the body’s arterial blood pressure from rising. Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:00:16 +0000 webfull 107708 at /channels