by Kyle Brown, Particle Having a stroke can be a scary experience, but the long road to recovery might be getting shorter, thanks to research out of ECU. Imagine suddenly losing control of a limb or your ability to communicate. And while this happens, excruciating pain spreads across your head. This was Joanna’s experience when...
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Study shows MRI can help remove DOUBT when diagnosing minor strokes
by University of Calgary A University of Calgary-led international study is highlighting the importance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in helping to diagnose minor stroke and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). The six-year study, which included researchers from hospitals in Canada, Australia and the Czech Republic, involved 1028 patients who experienced a number of symptoms that...
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Scientists cut main heart disease risk locus out of DNA by genome editing
Microscopy image showing vascular smooth muscular cells made from blood-derived induced pluripotent stem cells. The Scripps Research team found that a deleting genetic risk factor for coronary artery disease rescued the health of these cells. Credit: Baldwin lab/Scripps Research Over the past decade we’ve learned that billions of people carry a mysterious specter in their...
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Diagnosing strokes is complicated by ‘mimics’ and ‘chameleons’
Stroke specialists often see conditions known as stroke “mimics” and “chameleons” that can complicate accurate diagnoses, Loyola Medicine neurologists report in the November 2018 issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America. Stroke mimics are medical conditions that look like strokes, while chameleons are strokes that look like other conditions. Diagnostic accuracy “may be complicated by...
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Miraculous stem cell revolution!
Scientists hail breakthrough they claim is equal to the creation of anitbiotics to mend damaged hearts, heal strokes and cure blindness Stem cells were discovered by scientists in the 1960s in a major breakthrough The cells have enormous potential for the treatment of devastating conditions Scientists are working on techniques using the cells to help the...
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People who walk just 35 minutes a day may have less severe strokes
People who participate in light to moderate physical activity, such as walking at least four hours a week or swimming two to three hours a week, may have less severe strokes than people who are physically inactive, according to a study published in the September 19, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of...
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Five reasons you could develop heart disease before 50
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, yet people generally associate it with an older, aging population. But heart attacks, strokes and other types of heart disease can be blind to age—particularly when certain factors are in play. Here are five reasons why heart disease can strike by the age of 50:...
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How olive oil and sleep could stave off heart attacks and strokes: New study examines plasma protein’s role
Apolipoprotein A-IV linked with thrombosis in new study ST. MICHAEL’S HOSPITAL TORONTO, September 6, 2018 – Foods high in unsaturated fats may protect against cardiovascular disease, and new research published today in Nature Communicationshas uncovered why. IMAGE: NEW RESEARCH FROM DR. HEYU NI, PLATFORM DIRECTOR FOR HEMATOLOGY, CANCER AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DISEASES AT THE KEENAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE (KRCBS) OF ST. MICHAEL’S...
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Diagnostic device can prevent strokes and heart attacks
A team of engineers and biochemists at ANU has invented and trialled a bio-optics diagnostic device that can reveal the formation of blood clots and help doctors to identify patients at imminent risk of having a stroke or heart attack. Image: Ph.D. scholar Sherry He, from the ANU ResearchSchool of Engineering, and Dr. Samantha Montague, from the...
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Weight loss drug shows no increased risk in cardiovascular outcomes
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL For the first time, investigators report that a weight loss drug led to weight loss without increasing the incidence of heart attacks, strokes and death from heart disease in a population of people who are especially at risk for cardiovascular events. At the 2018 European Society of Cardiology meeting, Brigham and...