Blood pressure control | End-of-life costs | Kindergarten success

Comparing blood pressure control targets The benefits of treating adults at a target blood pressure level lower than commonly recommended outweighs the risks, a study suggests.       End-of-life costs for dementia far greater than for other diseases Health care costs in the last years of life were significantly higher for people with dementia than for those who died from other diseases, including cancer and heart disease. Program for parents enhances kids’ kindergarten success An instruction program for parents helped children growing up in poverty to build on academic and social skills through the end of kindergarten.     Popular Stories from past issues: Molecule proves key to brain repair after stroke Lymphatic vessels discovered in central nervous system How elephants defend against cancer Brief training increases pediatrician interventions with at-risk youth Health effects of a diet that mimics fasting NIH Research Matters is on Facebook! Join us at www.facebook.com/ResearchMatters, and write on our wall. NIH Research Matters is also available as an RSS News Feed. Point your RSS reader to http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/feed.xml (to learn more about RSS, visit http://www.nih.gov/news/rss.htm).   Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact NIHinfo@od.nih.gov. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our A-Z Health Topics page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health® This email was sent to rssproject471@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612

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