Kuopio [Finland], September 4 (ANI): In the young population, arterial stiffness, a new risk factor for hypertension, raises blood pressure indirectly through an increase in insulin resistance but not through an increase in body fat.
Helsinki [Finland], November 18 (ANI): Arterial stiffness is a novel risk factor to be targeted for preventing and treating hypertension and obesity from a young age, according to a new study by an international team of researchers.