Individuals with some forms of heart failure are treated with drugs that are known as beta-blockers because they target proteins known as beta-adrenergic receptors (beta-ARs). Now, a potential ...

Beta blockers, traditionally used to treat high blood pressure, have become the go-to medication for anxiety — but they are helpful in “limited situations,” an expert tells PEOPLE.

St. Louis, Sept. 27, 2005 -- Survival of heart attack and unstable angina patients placed on beta-blocker therapy corresponds to specific variations in their genes, according to a study by researchers ...

Research teams have identified, for the first time, where special receptors are located on heart muscle cells. Their findings open up new perspectives for developing therapies for chronic heart ...

Beta3-adrenergic receptors (β3-AR) have emerged as pivotal modulators of cardiac performance, particularly in the context of heart failure. Distinct from the classical β1/β2-adrenergic signalling ...

The addition of β-adrenergic antagonists to the treatment regimen for heart failure has validated the neurohormonal hypothesis and provided much-improved outcomes. This benefit had been in question ...

In the heart there are two different subtypes of beta-adrenergic receptors - beta1 and beta2 - which are activated by the stress hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline. They both trigger the strongest ...

Beta blockers work by blocking adrenaline's effects on specific sites in the body called beta receptors. When beta blockers attach to the beta receptors in the heart, they prevent adrenaline from ...

Celebrities like Robert Downey Jr. and Khloe Kardashian are openly discussing their use of Propranolol, a blood pressure ...

One way or another, beta blockers are always in the news. Take, for instance, Los Angeles Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, who revealed in October that he's part of a growing group of Americans who ...

A little blue pill is creating a stir in Hollywood – and no, it’s not Viagra. It’s propranolol, a beta blocker originally designed for heart conditions, that’s now making its way into dressing rooms, ...