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A stroke is a medical emergency. Strokes happen when blood flow to your brain stops. Within minutes, brain cells begin to die. There are two kinds of stroke. The more common kind, called ischemic stroke, is caused by a blood clot that blocks or plugs a blood vessel in the brain. The other kind, called hemorrhagic stroke, is caused by a blood vessel that breaks and bleeds into the brain. "Mini-strokes" or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), occur when the blood supply to the brain is briefly interrupted.

Most people fall after stroke, usually at home: Study

Almost 60 per cent of people who have a stroke experience one or more falls afterwards - most often in their own homes - and some are left with serious injuries, according to a study released today at the Canadian Stroke Congress.

3 Oct 2011

Study: Smokers more likely to develop stroke

Not only are smokers twice as likely to have strokes, they are almost a decade younger than non-smokers when they have them, according to a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress.

3 Oct 2011

Tight blood sugar control fails to improve memory in diabetics

A new study has shown that those with type 2 diabetes do not show slowing of the decline in thinking skills with intense blood sugar control. In fact such intense therapy raises risk of death.

2 Oct 2011

Study calls for review of current treatment strategies, more research into stroke prevention

Doctors are underutilising crucial medication to prevent deadly strokes in those with a common type of heart condition, new research says, leading to fresh calls for a review of current treatment strategies and more research into stroke prevention.

1 Oct 2011

Researchers identify protein-based blood biomarkers in patients treated with EPO

Biomarkers in the bloodstream could provide a rapid assessment of therapeutic intervention in ischemic stroke and allow patient stratification

1 Oct 2011

TIMEX, KSI partner on research studies with athletes to improve performance and safety

To develop training products for athletes of all sports, TIMEX, a leader in outdoor and sports performance timepieces, is joining forces with the University of Connecticut's Korey Stringer Institute on a number of research and educational studies about heart rate zone/GPS training and the importance of using proper training equipment, during and after training and competition.

1 Oct 2011

CoreValve prosthesis shows promise against severe aortic stenosis

Among individuals 65 years and older, as many as 30 percent have aortic valve sclerosis or stenosis and as a result of their deteriorating health, cannot enjoy a normal lifestyle. "The aortic valve is a gatekeeper," says Marco Costa, MD, of University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical in Cleveland.

From Medtronic 1 Oct 2011

Experts to discuss issues related to stroke at Canadian Stroke Congress

More than 900 of the top stroke researchers, clinicians and policy experts from across Canada and around the world are gathering at the Canadian Stroke Congress in Ottawa Oct. 3 and 4 to tackle issues related to stroke, a leading cause of death and disability in this country.

1 Oct 2011

Young woman fights tobacco within the Hispanic Community

Twenty-five year old Anna Luzania knows first-hand the effects of tobacco in the Hispanic Community. As a student at California State University (CSU) at Fresno, she did what many young people enjoying their first years of college do not -- she took action to save the lives of her fellow students and community.

30 Sep 2011

Four teams receive commercialization grant awards for development of new health-care products

Four Washington-based teams of investigators will receive up to $150,000 each to support commercial development of new health and health-care products, the Life Sciences Discovery Fund announced today.

30 Sep 2011

Three Georgia Tech projects to receive NSF's EFRI grants

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $6 million to fund three projects involving researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Each four-year, $2 million grant was awarded through the NSF's Division of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation.

30 Sep 2011

HBI, TPF launch One Heart Magazine

Heartbeat International Foundation, Inc. (HBI), in partnership with The Publishing Firm Inc (TPF), today announced that it will launch its new publication, One Heart Magazine, to coincide with World Heart Day on September 29, 2011.

30 Sep 2011

VDC and P.A.D. Coalition present annual research awards at VDF's eighth annual meeting

The Venous Disease Coalition (VDC) and Peripheral Arterial Disease Coalition presented their annual research awards at the Vascular Disease Foundation's eighth annual meeting in Washington.

30 Sep 2011

MRI-based technique allows researchers to follow neural stem cells in vivo

Carnegie Mellon University biologists have developed an MRI-based technique that allows researchers to non-invasively follow neural stem cells in vivo.

30 Sep 2011

Review of stroke treatment could save lives

29 Sep 2011

Bulgaria’s decades old anti-smoking pill could be a cheap and effective answer to smoking cessation

A pill from Bulgaria during the Soviet era shows promise for helping millions of smokers cheaply and safely kick the habit, the first big clinical trial of it shows. It is unclear whether it will ever reach the market in the U.S. or Western Europe though.

29 Sep 2011

Stroke risk increases with even small rises in blood pressure

Small rises of blood pressure may greatly increase a person's risk of stroke, according to new research. The study review, published in the journal Neurology, analyzed the results of 12 studies on blood pressure and stroke incidences among a total of 518,520 adults.

29 Sep 2011

Researchers reveal how motivation facilitates motor functional recovery in stroke, SCI patients

An effective recovery has been observed in stroke patients and those with spinal cord injuries who have strong vitality and motivation to rehabilitate in clinical practice. However, it was not really clear how motivation facilitates functional recovery in brain science.

29 Sep 2011

HHS awards prevention funds with Community Transformation Grants

News outlets report on local winners, how they will use these new resources to promote healthy living and disease prevention and how the funding is sometimes at odds with their leaders' opposition to the health law.

29 Sep 2011

People with prehypertension have higher risk of experiencing future stroke

People with prehypertension have a 55 percent higher risk of experiencing a future stroke than people without prehypertension, report researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in a new meta-analysis of scientific literature published in the September 28 online issue of the journal Neurology.

29 Sep 2011