by American Heart Association Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An analysis of 430,000 adults in the U.S. found that using cannabis, most commonly through smoking, eating, or vaporizing it, was significantly associated with a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, even after controlling for tobacco use (combustible cigarettes and other tobacco products) and other cardiovascular risk...
Experts present holistic predictive approach for preventive and individualized treatmentPeer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITATSKLINIKUM BONN PROF. DR. OLGA GOLUBNITSCHAJA, HEAD OF THE RESEARCH GROUP FOR 3P (PREDICTIVE, PREVENTIVE AND PERSONALIZED) MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN (UKB)CREDIT: UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN (UKB)/R. MÜLLER Every year, over 100 million people worldwide suffer a stroke. Ischemic strokes (cerebral infarction) are...
People with higher levels of niacin in their blood may be more at risk of a heart attack or stroke, possibly because too much of the vitamin inflames blood vessels By Grace Wade Niacin, or vitamin B3, is a popular supplement SERSOL/Alamy People with high levels of niacin, also known as vitamin B3, in their...
by American Heart Association Credit: Christina Morillo from PexelsBlack women who develop high blood pressure before age 35 and are on medication for hypertension may have triple the odds of having a stroke, and those who develop high blood pressure before age 45 may have twice the risk of suffering a stroke, according to a preliminary...
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain The combination of persistent tobacco use and prediabetes (higher than normal blood sugar levels that may progress to type 2 diabetes) triples the risk of stroke in young adults who do not have other cardiovascular risk factors, according to a preliminary study presented at the American Heart Association’s...
by American Physiological Society Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There is new evidence that bolsters a possible link between e-cigarette use and increased risk of stroke, according to researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder. Their study, conducted in humans, showed that circulating endothelial cell-derived microvesicles (tiny, bubble-like particles released into the bloodstream during inflammation) from e-cigarette...
by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai found that women who experience an adverse pregnancy outcome—such as gestational hypertension, preeclampsia or preterm birth—have a higher risk of developing stroke in their lifetime, and at a younger age. The findings, published today in the peer-reviewed journal Stroke, also found...
Researchers may have found the answer to the question: How does shingle increase stroke risk? Image credit: Dann Tardif/Getty Images. A new study solves a long-standing riddle: Why does getting shingles increase the risk of stroke? Tiny exosomes appear to be the mechanism behind the connection. They contain proteins involved in clotting and the activation of...
By CASSIDY MORRISON SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 13:40 EDT, 4 November 2022 | UPDATED: 14:05 EDT, 4 November 2022 Getting a flu shot might be more important than ever — a study indicates it also lowers the risk of a stroke years later. Researchers say health officials should push harder for everyone to get routine influenza vaccines rather...
by Laura Williamson, American Heart Association News Flu-like illnesses can increase the risk for stroke among adults, but being vaccinated might lower those odds, especially among those under 45, new research finds. The study, published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Stroke, found flu-like illnesses increased the odds of having a stroke in the month following infection,...
