by University of Arizona Kristian Doyle, center, with research faculty and students from the Doyle Lab. Credit: University of Arizona University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers discovered a potential treatment to reduce the risk of post-stroke dementia, which may be influenced by the immune response to dead brain tissue left in the wake of a...
JANUARY 7, 2022 by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Credit: TNE / EPFL After lying for a while in a way that puts pressure on a nerve in your arm, you do not feel the arm anymore, you cannot perceive its location and size, and it feels like it does not belong to your own body....
by National University of Ireland, Galway Dr. Michelle Canavan, Consultant Stroke Physician at Galway University Hospitals and Professor Andrew Smyth, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at NUI Galway, Director of the HRB-Clinical Research Facility Galway, and a Consultant Nephrologist at Galway University Hospitals at the HRB- Clinical Research Facility Galway. Credit: Aengus McMahon A global study...
DALLAS, Nov. 17, 2021 — Death from a heart attack or stroke may be the first cardiovascular disease (CVD) event in some people who smoke cigarettes and CVD is the leading adverse health effect among smokers, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association. Decades of research links...
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain Adults who used electronic cigarettes had a 15% higher risk of having a stroke at a younger age when compared with adults who smoked traditional combustible cigarettes and despite the high risk of stroke with tobacco smoking, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American...
by Medical University of South Carolina Researchers have found that the extra vibratory stimulus increases activity in the brain during grip tasks, which in turn improves a patient’s hand function after therapy has concluded. Credit: MUSC Health Every 40 seconds someone in the U.S. experiences a stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
by American Physiological Society Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The results of three new studies indicate there could be new treatments for Alzheimer’s and stroke. One study reveals a possible link between gum disease and Alzheimer’s. Two other studies explore how the substance sovateltide shows promise for treating neurodegenerative disorders. The research data will be presented virtually...
MINNEAPOLIS – Blood sugar control has always been important for people with diabetes when it comes to preventing a stroke. But a new study finds for people with diabetes who have a stroke, there may be an ideal target blood sugar range to lower the risk of different types of vascular diseases like a stroke or...
by Michael Merschel, American Heart Association Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain COVID-19 vaccines offer protection against life-threatening disease caused by the coronavirus to people with heart disease and stroke, and a booster dose could bolster that protection, health experts said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which sets policy on vaccine use, recommended Pfizer booster vaccines for several...
by Georgetown University Medical Center Micrograph showing cortical pseudolaminar necrosis, a finding seen in strokes on medical imaging and at autopsy. H&E-LFB stain. Credit: Nephron/Wikipedia A phase II, randomized clinical trial found that the optimal period for intensive rehabilitation of arm and hand use after a stroke should begin 60 to 90 days after the event. The study,...
