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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.

In the first 6 months after a stroke, is there an association between physical activity trajectories and functional recovery?

Researchers examined the association between physical activity in stroke patients and functional recovery.

3 May 2023

Drugs targeting FXR1 may treat vascular proliferative diseases

Vascular diseases, including myocardial infarction, stroke, renal failure, and peripheral vascular disease, continue to account for one third of all mortality in the United States, Europe, and the developing world (World Health Organization, 2021).

2 May 2023

Rehospitalizations following heart attacks appear to be more common in young women than men

Women aged 55 years and younger have nearly double the risk of rehospitalization in the year immediately after a heart attack compared to men of similar age, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

2 May 2023

Young women who experience a heart attack more likely to be rehospitalized after discharge

Young women who experience a heart attack have more adverse outcomes and are more likely to end up back in the hospital compared to men of a similar age in the year following discharge.

2 May 2023

Study sheds new light on the role of somatic mutations in temporal lobe epilepsy

Epilepsy affects approximately 1-in-26 people and the most common form, known as temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), often cannot be adequately treated with anti-seizure medications.

2 May 2023

Multiple co-occurring sensory impairments may increase the risk of dementia

Emerging science shows that sensory dysfunction can increase the risk of dementia, and the new research presented at AAIC 2019 further demonstrates the impact of multiple co-occurring sensory impairments.

2 May 2023

Pregnancy's profound impact: How motherhood reshapes the female brain

Research discusses the impact of pregnancy on the brain, including its effects on neuroplasticity, neuroinflammation, and cognition. It also highlights the importance of studying female-specific factors in neuroscience research.

30 Apr 2023

Heart Foundation encourages Australians to do three simple things to take care of the heart

Every 30 minutes, one Australian loses their life to heart disease, yet it takes less than 30 minutes to know your risk.

29 Apr 2023

U-M Health team guides Zambian surgeons through the country’s first total aortic arch replacement

Surgeons in Zambia completed the country’s first total aortic arch replacement – guided by a team from University of Michigan Health.

28 Apr 2023

Researchers identify the likely reason for heart damage from cancer drugs

Safer cancer drugs are now one step closer after a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers found the likely reason that some treatments damage the heart.

28 Apr 2023

How to increase your social network as you age

Friends sitting around a table, talking and laughing. A touch on the arm, as one of them leans over to make a confiding comment. A round of hugs before walking out the door.

28 Apr 2023

ChatGPT: A diagnostic sidekick for doctors? Caution advised for non-professionals

Research evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of ChatGPT, an AI language model, in providing medical advice online. It concludes that ChatGPT can be a useful tool for assisting human doctors in diagnosing difficult cases, but non-professionals should use it with caution.

27 Apr 2023

Working long hours for a decade or more linked to higher risk of stroke

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. Every 3.5 minutes, someone dies of stroke.

27 Apr 2023

Healthy eating lowers risk of sleep apnea

Study analyzed the relationship between diet quality and sleep outcomes in the Bogalusa Heart Study. The results suggest that higher diet quality is associated with a lower risk of sleep apnea.

27 Apr 2023

Spinal cord stimulation may help reduce chronic pain in people undergoing active cancer treatment

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine say they have evidence from a new study in rats that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) may be useful in reducing chronic pain in people undergoing active treatment with a common anti-cancer drug.

From Elekta 27 Apr 2023

Vein-on-a-chip model can help understand the mechanisms of blood clot formation

Blood clot researchers could benefit from a new device that mimics a human vein, replacing the need for animals for some studies.

27 Apr 2023

New scientific statement assesses and scores the heart healthiness of popular dietary patterns

Many popular dietary patterns score high for heart-health; however, a few contradict the American Heart Association's dietary guidance and did not rank as heart-healthy, according to a new scientific statement published today in the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

27 Apr 2023

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In the first 6 months after a stroke, is there an association between physical activity trajectories and functional recovery?

Drugs targeting FXR1 may treat vascular proliferative diseases

Rehospitalizations following heart attacks appear to be more common in young women than men

Young women who experience a heart attack more likely to be rehospitalized after discharge

Study sheds new light on the role of somatic mutations in temporal lobe epilepsy

Multiple co-occurring sensory impairments may increase the risk of dementia

Pregnancy's profound impact: How motherhood reshapes the female brain

Heart Foundation encourages Australians to do three simple things to take care of the heart

U-M Health team guides Zambian surgeons through the country’s first total aortic arch replacement

Researchers identify the likely reason for heart damage from cancer drugs

How to increase your social network as you age

ChatGPT: A diagnostic sidekick for doctors? Caution advised for non-professionals

Working long hours for a decade or more linked to higher risk of stroke

Healthy eating lowers risk of sleep apnea

Spinal cord stimulation may help reduce chronic pain in people undergoing active cancer treatment

Vein-on-a-chip model can help understand the mechanisms of blood clot formation

New scientific statement assesses and scores the heart healthiness of popular dietary patterns

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