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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.

An assessment of adherence to the Mediterranean Diet among a Spanish University campus community

Researchers from Spain surveyed the community to determine adherence to the Mediterranean Diet.

26 Apr 2023

Researchers shed light on the genetics behind facial changes in Down syndrome

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, King's College London and University College London have shed light on the genetics behind changes in the structure and shape of the face and head in a mouse model of Down Syndrome.

26 Apr 2023

Groundbreaking discovery could pave the way for safer and more effective blood thinners

Safer and more effective blood thinners could be on the way following a groundbreaking discovery by researchers at UBC and the University of Michigan, published today in Nature Communications.

26 Apr 2023

Gum Health Day 2023 campaign focuses on aesthetics and wellbeing

Keeping gums healthy and regularly checked is an integral part of everybody's general health as scientific evidence shows a clear association between gum disease and many serious, chronic conditions including diabetes, cardiovascular disease.

25 Apr 2023

Novel immunotherapy appears to be safe, well tolerated by children with relapsed brain tumors

The first in-human-study of a new immunotherapy that blocks a natural enzyme tumors commandeer for their protection was well tolerated by children with relapsed brain tumors and enabled many to have unexpected months of a more normal life, researchers say.

25 Apr 2023

Depressed? Anxious? Air pollution may be a factor

In the 1990s, residents of Mexico City noticed their dogs acting strangely — some didn't recognize their owners, and the animals' sleep patterns had changed.

25 Apr 2023

Can your beverage choices impact diabetes outcomes?

The intake of specific types of beverages and their relation to mortality and cardiovascular disease outcomes among adults with type 2 diabetes.

24 Apr 2023

Study shows how the brain benefits from consistently lower blood pressure

Intensive blood pressure treatment significantly reduces the risk of adverse cerebrovascular events such as stroke.

24 Apr 2023

Study investigates how preterm birth and fetal growth are related to later atrial fibrillation risk

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have investigated how preterm birth and fetal growth are related to the risk of atrial fibrillation up to middle-age

24 Apr 2023

Drug-metabolizing enzyme may be a major player in safety concerns related to the painkiller diclofenac

Safety concerns related to the widely used painkiller diclofenac may be tied to a little-studied drug-metabolizing enzyme whose expression can vary as much as 3,000 times from one individual to the next, according to new research.

24 Apr 2023

Motor cortex study: effector regions alternate with somato-cognitive action network

Researchers mapped the functional organization of the motor cortex (M1) of the human brain.

24 Apr 2023

Study reveals alarming global burden of antimicrobial resistance in bacterial infections

The paper presents a systematic analysis of the global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019. The authors highlight the urgent need for action to address this growing public health threat.

23 Apr 2023

Online tool analyzes at-home videos to predict musculoskeletal health

Musculoskeletal conditions - which encompass impairments of the joints, bones, or muscles - affect more than 1.5 billion people around the world.

21 Apr 2023

Sauna heat therapy reduces blood pressure, improves overall cardiovascular health

Sauna heat therapy reduces blood pressure in middle-aged people, according to researchers at Brigham Young University in Utah.

21 Apr 2023

How alcohol intake contributes to increased pain and hypersensitivity

Chronic alcohol consumption may make people more sensitive to pain through two different molecular mechanisms - one driven by alcohol intake and one by alcohol withdrawal.

21 Apr 2023

Neighborhood social factors may be linked to epilepsy outcomes

People with epilepsy living in disadvantaged neighborhoods - areas with higher poverty levels and fewer educational and employment opportunities - may be more likely to have memory, thinking, and mental health problems compared to people with epilepsy living in neighborhoods with fewer disadvantages, according to new research published in the April 19, 2023, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

20 Apr 2023

Teriflunomide may delay first symptoms of multiple sclerosis, study shows

A drug called teriflunomide may delay first symptoms for people whose magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans show signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) even though they do not yet have symptoms of the disease.

20 Apr 2023

New drug may offer relief for people with difficult-to-treat migraine

The drug atogepant may help prevent migraines for people who have had no success with other preventive drugs, according to a preliminary study released April 20, 2023, which will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 75th Annual Meeting being held in person in Boston and live online from April 22-27, 2023.

20 Apr 2023

Study uncovers a protein-protein interaction that contributes to Parkinson's disease

In a study published in Nature Communications, a team led by Krembil Brain Institute Senior Scientists, Drs. Lorraine Kalia and Suneil Kalia, and University of Toronto (U of T) Professor, Dr. Philip M. Kim, identified a protein-protein interaction that contributes to Parkinson's disease.

20 Apr 2023

EAT-Lancet Healthy Reference Diet: environment and heart-friendly?

Researchers aimed to construct a diet score measuring adherence to the healthy reference diet (HRD).

20 Apr 2023

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An assessment of adherence to the Mediterranean Diet among a Spanish University campus community

Researchers shed light on the genetics behind facial changes in Down syndrome

Groundbreaking discovery could pave the way for safer and more effective blood thinners

Gum Health Day 2023 campaign focuses on aesthetics and wellbeing

Novel immunotherapy appears to be safe, well tolerated by children with relapsed brain tumors

Depressed? Anxious? Air pollution may be a factor

Can your beverage choices impact diabetes outcomes?

Study shows how the brain benefits from consistently lower blood pressure

Study investigates how preterm birth and fetal growth are related to later atrial fibrillation risk

Drug-metabolizing enzyme may be a major player in safety concerns related to the painkiller diclofenac

Motor cortex study: effector regions alternate with somato-cognitive action network

Study reveals alarming global burden of antimicrobial resistance in bacterial infections

Online tool analyzes at-home videos to predict musculoskeletal health

Sauna heat therapy reduces blood pressure, improves overall cardiovascular health

How alcohol intake contributes to increased pain and hypersensitivity

Neighborhood social factors may be linked to epilepsy outcomes

Teriflunomide may delay first symptoms of multiple sclerosis, study shows

New drug may offer relief for people with difficult-to-treat migraine

Study uncovers a protein-protein interaction that contributes to Parkinson's disease

EAT-Lancet Healthy Reference Diet: environment and heart-friendly?

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