The J-curve has been observed in everything from economics to statistics. In investing, it typically describes the graphical shape of performance and cash flows for private equity investments and ...

New Orleans, LA - Post-hoc analysis of the International Verapamil SR-Trandolapril (INVEST) study has turned up evidence of the fabled "J-shaped curve," indicating that at diastolic blood pressures ...

A subanalysis of the results of the International Verapamil SR-Trandolapril Study (INVEST) appears to support the previously reported finding that excessive lowering of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ...

People with a genetic predisposition to low diastolic blood pressure don’t have an excess risk of MI and other cardiovascular events, providing insight into what the “J-curve” seen in prior ...

There seems to be a J-shaped curve between dietary thiamine (vitamin B1) and worsening mental acuity among cognitively healthy older people, suggests research published in the open access journal ...

May 8 -- THURSDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- While too-high blood pressure is a clear hazard for most people, too-low pressure can apparently be a threat in some cases as well. A new study of 10,001 ...

Here's how the J-curve is used to graphically compare the performance of investments, and why it appears most commonly in private equity funds. The J-curve has been observed in everything from ...