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Stroke survivors and those at risk urged to focus on yoga and tai chi

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA One of Australia’s biggest health issues could be checked if more people took up yoga or tai chi and reduced their blood pressure, an Australian study has found. IMAGE: TAI CHI AND YOGA HELP LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE, THUS PREVENTING STROKES, RESEARCHERS SAY. CREDIT: CREATIVE COMMONS Stroke costs the country $5 billion a...

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Growth hormone may provide new hope for stroke survivors

Less fatigue and better recovery of cognitive abilities such as learning and memory. These may be the results of growth hormone treatment after a stroke, an experimental study of mice published in the journal Stroke suggests. IMAGE: JORGEN ISGAARD, PROFESSOR, SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY, UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN, AND UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA.  “We hope that this work can pave...

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