One day we could use a hypertension vaccine

People with high blood pressure will love this news: Researchers have just wrapped up a study on a high blood pressure vaccine that would only need to be given two or three times a year. This medication would combat hypertension more effectively than regular drugs, and wouldn't keep you popping pills so frequently.

A vaccine to fix high blood pressure seems far-fetched. But what they've discovered is a method to block a receptor that contributes to hypertension. The results were good! Even though some people experienced flu-like symptoms initially, the vaccine did lower blood pressure.

For patients who have trouble remembering to take medicine every day, or find their current treatment inadequate, this could be a huge breakthrough when it becomes available. Of course, they'll have to roll out a larger-scale study using more people, but let's hope we see this before too long!