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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.

Fit to beat diabetes: mendelian randomization study confirms the power of exercise

Researchers investigated the causality of the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and diabetes mellitus type 2.

5 Jul 2023

Vitamin D supplementation reduces risk of major cardiovascular events in older adults

Research investigates the impact of vitamin D supplementation on the incidence of major cardiovascular events in older adults. It examines whether monthly doses of vitamin D can alter the occurrence of heart-related problems.

4 Jul 2023

Ancient retrovirus may be responsible for aggressive brain cancers

The median length of survival after diagnosis of glioblastoma is 14 months, but some of these brain tumors are more aggressive and resistant to treatment than others, and a new study from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine suggests reactivation of an ancient retrovirus may be at least partly to blame.

3 Jul 2023

Lesion network mapping identifies new brain circuit linked to epilepsy

Focal epilepsy affects over 30 million patients worldwide and is commonly caused by brain lesions, such as stroke.

3 Jul 2023

Stroke Ready intervention shows promise in improving equity in stroke treatment

The use of thrombolysis, medications to break up blood clots, for acute ischemic stroke reduces post-stroke disability, but it is underutilized.

3 Jul 2023

Vitamin D supplements may reduce risk of heart attacks in people over 60

Vitamin D supplements may reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks among people aged over 60, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today.

3 Jul 2023

Intelligent neuro-orthosis could benefit patients with limited hand function

Patients with limited hand function are soon set to benefit from an intelligent neuro-orthosis that will enable them to lead independent lives again. Prof. Dr. Alessandro Del Vecchio, a neuroscientist at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), is working on this aim in two new projects and has received over 1.3 million euros of funding from the Free State of Bavaria.

30 Jun 2023

Loneliness linked to increased risk of heart disease in diabetics

Loneliness is a bigger risk factor for heart disease in patients with diabetes than diet, exercise, smoking and depression, according to research published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

29 Jun 2023

New CHEST guideline offers recommendations to manage arterial thrombosis and thromboembolism in COVID-19

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently released a new clinical guideline on antithrombotic therapy in arterial thrombosis and thromboembolism in COVID-19.

29 Jun 2023

Vitamin D supplements may reduce risk of heart attacks in older adults

Vitamin D supplements may reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks among people aged over 60, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today.

28 Jun 2023

Glioblastoma cells found to have ‘critical point’ between order and disorder

Glioblastoma is the most aggressive form of brain cancer. Despite decades of major efforts and clinical trials, the tumor's survival rate has remained stagnant.

28 Jun 2023

New study reveals alarming cognitive impairments in long COVID patients

Persistent COVID-19 symptoms can lead to cognitive deficits in recovered patients. This systematic review highlights the need for further research and interventions to address long-term cognitive impairments.

28 Jun 2023

Novel method to deliver drugs into inner ear restores hearing in deaf mice

An international team of researchers has developed a new method to deliver drugs into the inner ear. The discovery was possible by harnessing the natural flow of fluids in the brain and employing a little understood backdoor into the cochlea.

28 Jun 2023

BMI cutoff for shoulder replacement surgery could lead to health disparities, MUSC surgeon warns

In June, the American Medical Association announced a new policy that encourages physicians not to focus solely on body mass index, or BMI, as a determinant of weight and health.

28 Jun 2023

Study identifies genetic variant that increases disease severity in multiple sclerosis

A study of more than 22,000 people with multiple sclerosis (MS) has for the first time identified a genetic variant associated with faster progression of the disease, an accumulation of disability that can rob patients of their mobility and independence over time.

28 Jun 2023

Alcohol use raises the risks of 61 diseases in Chinese men

Alcohol consumption increases the risks of over 60 diseases in Chinese men, including many diseases not previously linked to alcohol, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford Population Health, Peking University, and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. The study is published today in Nature Medicine.

28 Jun 2023

Higher-than-recommended doses of vitamin D linked to lower risk of atrial fibrillation

Taking higher-than-recommended doses of vitamin D for five years reduced the risk of atrial fibrillation in older men and women, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

27 Jun 2023

New studies show bariatric surgery can improve health for patients with Class 1 obesity

Patient eligibility for bariatric surgery, also called weight-loss or metabolic surgery, has expanded over the last decade and its safety and effectiveness even further established in clinical studies and professional guidelines, but relatively few patients with a body mass index (BMI) below 35 actually get the surgery in any given year, according to new studies presented here at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.

27 Jun 2023

Diabetes remission possible even without significant weight loss after gastric bypass surgery

More than half of patients with diabetes and a history of metabolic surgery (51%) experienced remission of their diabetes even if they did not achieve significant weight loss after surgery, according to a new study presented here today at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.

27 Jun 2023

Metabolic surgery offers significant cardiovascular benefits for patients with diabetes

Patients with diabetes and a history of metabolic surgery had significantly fewer heart attacks, strokes, hospitalizations and death compared to matched patients who did not have the surgery, according to a new study presented here today at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.

27 Jun 2023

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Fit to beat diabetes: mendelian randomization study confirms the power of exercise

Vitamin D supplementation reduces risk of major cardiovascular events in older adults

Ancient retrovirus may be responsible for aggressive brain cancers

Lesion network mapping identifies new brain circuit linked to epilepsy

Stroke Ready intervention shows promise in improving equity in stroke treatment

Vitamin D supplements may reduce risk of heart attacks in people over 60

Intelligent neuro-orthosis could benefit patients with limited hand function

Loneliness linked to increased risk of heart disease in diabetics

New CHEST guideline offers recommendations to manage arterial thrombosis and thromboembolism in COVID-19

Vitamin D supplements may reduce risk of heart attacks in older adults

Glioblastoma cells found to have ‘critical point’ between order and disorder

New study reveals alarming cognitive impairments in long COVID patients

Novel method to deliver drugs into inner ear restores hearing in deaf mice

BMI cutoff for shoulder replacement surgery could lead to health disparities, MUSC surgeon warns

Study identifies genetic variant that increases disease severity in multiple sclerosis

Alcohol use raises the risks of 61 diseases in Chinese men

Higher-than-recommended doses of vitamin D linked to lower risk of atrial fibrillation

New studies show bariatric surgery can improve health for patients with Class 1 obesity

Diabetes remission possible even without significant weight loss after gastric bypass surgery

Metabolic surgery offers significant cardiovascular benefits for patients with diabetes

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