Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds

FASTER, PLEASE: Game-Changing Blood Pressure Drug Works for Patients Not Controlled by Standard Treatments. “The drug reduces the production of a liver protein called angiotensinogen (angiotensinogen), which plays a central role in tightening blood vessels. Lower levels of this protein allow blood vessels to relax, leading to reduced blood pressure. The medication is administered as an injection under the skin.”

PLANNING:

YES, IT’S HARD TO STRIKE SUCCESSFULLY WHEN YOU PRODUCE NOTHING OF VALUE:

THEY SHOULD TEACH THIS IN SCHOOLS, BUT IT DOESN’T FIT THE NARRATIVE:

ICYMI:

OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

HMM: Doctors May Be Missing an Early Heart Warning Window for Men. “Past research has consistently shown that men tend to develop heart disease earlier than women. In recent decades, however, common risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, and diabetes have become more similar between men and women. Because of that, researchers expected the gap to shrink. Instead, the difference has remained.”