What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of August 16, 2021

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Mon, 16 Aug 2021
Blood pressure medications have similar results but different side effects

Study results will improve prescribed treatments

When comparing first-time prescriptions of a single medication for high blood pressure, angiotensin-converting enzyme, or ACE, inhibitors are as effective as angiotensin receptor blockers, or ARBs, in the prevention of cardiovascular events, new research has found. The

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Mon, 16 Aug 2021
Heat-related symptoms affected one-quarter of Americans in summer 2020

Hardships left Americans more vulnerable to extreme heat

During the summer of 2020, more than one-quarter of the U.S. population suffered from exposure to extreme heat, according to a new study led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, or

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