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A multivariate pattern of stressor-evoked brain activity can predict individual differences in blood pressure reactivity

Pattern of Stressor-Evoked Brain Activity Can Predict BP Reactivity

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Multivariable pattern was identified in training sample; predicts systolic and diastolic BP reactivity
Extended wakefulness prior to surgery significantly enhances postoperative pain behaviors and extends recovery time after surgery

Sleep, Caffeine Use May Play Role in Post-Op Pain

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Caffeine at onset of sleep deprivation might help prevent increase in post-op hypersensitivity
Health care providers can help boost patient adherence to antihypertensive medications by communicating more collaboratively with patients

Collaborative Communication Could Improve HTN Rx Adherence

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Clinicians in low-income neighborhoods should ask about employment, relationships, researchers say
More U.S. children are likely to be diagnosed and treated for hypertension under new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The updated clinical practice guideline was published online Aug. 21 in Pediatrics.

AAP Issues New Guidelines for ID, Treatment of HTN in Children

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Simplified tables from American Academy of Pediatrics likely to raise detection rates
Above-average childhood body mass index (BMI) and increases in BMI during childhood are associated with increased risk of early adult ischemic stroke

Higher BMI in Childhood Linked to Adult Stroke Risk

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Increased risk of early adult ischemic stroke with increase in BMI z score from ages 7 to 13 years
The Zika virus thrives in pregnant women by suppressing their already dampened immune systems and running roughshod over their body's natural defenses

Zika Thrives in Pregnancy Due to Vulnerable Immune System

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Study demonstrates effects of infection with different lineages of Zika virus on monocytes
For seniors and particularly blacks with hypertension

Lower SBP Target for Blacks May Benefit Cognitive Function

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Researchers find that healthy reductions may benefit blacks even more than whites
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex seems to be beneficial for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with eating disorders

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Aids PTSD in Eating Disorders

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Lower PTSD checklist-Civilian scores with rTMS of dorsomedial prefrontal cortex
For women

Hours Worked Impacted by Kids for Female, Not Male Doctors

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Findings from a national sample of dual-physician couples
Visual dysfunction at baseline is associated with poor cognitive function among older U.S. adults

Visual Dysfunction Tied to Poor Cognitive Function in Seniors

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Association identified using data from two nationally representative samples