Scientists have now developed a new drug called baxdrostat, which offers hope by lowering blood pressure in these tough cases ...

Sitting above each kidney are two small endocrine glands about the size of walnuts. These are the adrenal glands, responsible ...

A new pill called baxdrostat is showing strong results in lowering dangerously high blood pressure in people who don’t respond to standard treatments. In a large global trial, patients saw their blood ...

EADaily, . Scientists have developed a new drug for the treatment of hypertension that can effectively reduce blood pressure ...

A large U.S. study reveals that more than a quarter of people with hard-to-treat high blood pressure may have an overlooked hormone problem. Elevated cortisol—often linked to stress—was found in 27% ...

A trial testing the aldosterone blocker spironolactone in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF ...

At the 2026 ACC Scientific Session, the phase II KARDINAL trial tested tonlamarsen in adults with uncontrolled hypertension, ...

Kardigan’s tonlamarsen reduced a key biomarker for hypertension in a phase 2 trial, but missed the study’s other goal of significantly reducing blood pressure. The biotech evaluated monthly 90 mg ...

Baxdrostat instead targets aldosterone more directly, aiming at a hormonal driver that specialists increasingly see as central in difficult cases of hypertension. AstraZeneca and independent ...

Diluted urine, which happens when you drink enough water, helps support your kidneys. Having an output of at least three ...

For many people, controlling high blood pressure is not easy. Even after taking several medications, their blood pressure ...