WEDNESDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- The high blood pressure drug losartan shows promise in treating Marfan syndrome, according to a small study by Johns Hopkins University researchers.

Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects connective tissue.

The clinical trial of 18 children with severe Marfan syndrome found that losartan slowed the enlargement of the aorta, the most life-threatening defect associated with the condition.

By Jeffrey Perkel
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- Certain cancers tend to spread to specific tissues, and now researchers have gained a molecular handle on how that happens.