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Taking blood pressure drugs at night may make them more effective

Taking blood pressure medication just before bed rather than in the morning seems to make it more effective

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Your reaction times may be slower during a heartbeat

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Your heartbeat may shape how likely you are to have a car crash

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A woman has their heart rate monitored

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High blood pressure in your 40s linked to smaller brain size at 70

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A person taking an exam

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Smartwatch app that soothes the nerves helps improve exam results

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Using smart watches to monitor your heart could do more harm than good

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Using smart watches to monitor your heart could do more harm than good

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René Favaloro: Heart surgery pioneer celebrated in Google doodle

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Undated handout photo issued by the British Heart Foundation of heart patches that could provide a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of people after suffering a heart attack. Tuesday June 4, 2019. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) said the patches - which are grown in a lab and help repair damaged hearts - could one day provide an off-the-shelf treatment for patients.

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Stem cell patch may help repair damage caused by heart attacks

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CPR makes someone more likely to survive cardiac arrest

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Women who have cardiac arrests are more likely to die than men

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How Willem Einthoven gave doctors a window on the heart

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How Willem Einthoven gave doctors a window on the heart

Dutch physiologist Willem Einthoven invented the electrocardiogram (ECG), a way to record the heart’s electrical activity with electrodes on the skin

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Battery-free pacemaker harvests energy from pig hearts in first tests

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Statins may not lower cholesterol enough in half those who take them

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Your heartbeat may help you sync up with other people to cooperate

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Genetic risk scores on their own aren't that good at predicting health

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