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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.

The involvement of the skeletal muscles in long COVID-19

Researchers reviewed the mechanisms of muscle tissue injury, aggravating conditions, and associated sequelae in long COVID‐19.

18 Apr 2022

Washington state retools first-in-the-nation long-term care benefit

Patricia Keys, 71 and a stroke survivor, needs help with many everyday activities, such as dressing and bathing. Her daughter Christina, who lives near her mom in Vancouver, Washington, cares for her in the evenings and pays about $3,000 a month for help from other caregivers.

18 Apr 2022

Acute stroke associated with considerable loss in life expectancy

Almost two-thirds of acute stroke patients fail to survive more than a decade and have high risk of recurrence, prompting researchers to call for better patient care.

15 Apr 2022

Exercise maintains insulin and body mass index levels to help protect brain volume

Studies have shown that exercise helps protect brain cells. A new study looking at the mechanisms involved in this relationship suggests that the role exercise plays in maintaining insulin and body mass index levels may help protect brain volume and thus help stave off dementia.

14 Apr 2022

About one in four adults has a liver condition that is a risk factor for heart disease

It is estimated that about one in four adults worldwide has a liver condition that is a risk factor for heart disease, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's peer-reviewed journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.

14 Apr 2022

Study finds dexamethasone and remdesivir treatment in hospitalized COVID-19 patients is associated with reduced neurological complications

Researchers investigated the potential of therapeutic drugs, remdesivir and dexamethasone, when used alone or in combination on neurological complications that arise in COVID-19 affected individuals.

14 Apr 2022

Telerobotic system can help surgeons quickly and remotely treat a stroke or aneurysm

MIT engineers have developed a telerobotic system to help surgeons quickly and remotely treat patients experiencing a stroke or aneurysm.

13 Apr 2022

Thoracic aortic diameter serves as a biomarker for major cardiovascular events

The diameter of the thoracic aorta is a biomarker for heart attacks and other adverse cardiovascular events in women and men, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

12 Apr 2022

Heart complications uncommon for children and young adults after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Heart complications are uncommon, yet treatable for children and young adults after COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association that details what has been learned about how to treat, manage and even prevent cardiovascular complications from the SARS-CoV-2 virus in youth.

12 Apr 2022

COVID-19 increases risk of bleeding, DVT, and pulmonary embolism

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11 Apr 2022

Researchers make progress to develop a drug for treating metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome increases a person's risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, and includes conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure and high blood sugar.

11 Apr 2022

VHA telestroke program minimizes hospital transfers, optimizes care for stroke patients

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VHA) National Telestroke Program has made expert stroke care quickly available to patients, even at rural facilities with limited staffing.

11 Apr 2022

Bilingualism can slow down the course of age-related changes in the brain

Medical advances are causing a gradual increase in average life expectancy. However, this comes at a price, as the number of cases of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases grows with age. Researchers from HSE University (Russia) and Northumbria University (UK) have found that bilingualism can slow down and mitigate the course of age-related changes in the human brain.

11 Apr 2022

Immunocompromised hosts with Delta/Omicron co-infections

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server examined clinical cases of co-infections of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta/Omicron variants and Omicron BA.1/ BA.2 sublineages in immunocompromised (IC) patients.

10 Apr 2022

Machine learning and proteomics predict cardiovascular risk more accurately

An innovative proteomics-based model that predicts the risk of cardiovascular events with higher accuracy than current clinical models.

10 Apr 2022

Nobel-prize-winning breakthrough: Discovery of ion-channel sensors for temperature and pressure

For centuries, understanding the basis for how we detect, process and react to light, sound, temperature, pressure and other environmental signals has been a scientific focus.

7 Apr 2022

Smoking cessation could help heart disease patients gain five years of healthy life

Smoking cessation adds the same number of heart disease-free years to life as three preventive medications combined, according to research presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

7 Apr 2022

Insomnia common in heart disease patients and linked with subsequent cardiovascular events

Nearly half of heart disease patients have insomnia, according to research presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology, and published in SLEEP Advances.

7 Apr 2022

Study explores broad-spectrum, host-acting antiviral strategy to treat SARS-CoV-2

A new study investigates the combination of two small molecules that target the host cells and reports a synergistic antiviral activity in vitro against SARS-CoV-2.

7 Apr 2022

Patient outcomes after influenza, RSV, or SARS-CoV-2 hospitalization

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server investigated the elements that predicted all-cause mortality among individuals hospitalized due to influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), or severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

7 Apr 2022

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The involvement of the skeletal muscles in long COVID-19

Washington state retools first-in-the-nation long-term care benefit

Acute stroke associated with considerable loss in life expectancy

Exercise maintains insulin and body mass index levels to help protect brain volume

About one in four adults has a liver condition that is a risk factor for heart disease

Study finds dexamethasone and remdesivir treatment in hospitalized COVID-19 patients is associated with reduced neurological complications

Telerobotic system can help surgeons quickly and remotely treat a stroke or aneurysm

Thoracic aortic diameter serves as a biomarker for major cardiovascular events

Heart complications uncommon for children and young adults after SARS-CoV-2 infection

COVID-19 increases risk of bleeding, DVT, and pulmonary embolism

Researchers make progress to develop a drug for treating metabolic syndrome

VHA telestroke program minimizes hospital transfers, optimizes care for stroke patients

Bilingualism can slow down the course of age-related changes in the brain

Immunocompromised hosts with Delta/Omicron co-infections

Machine learning and proteomics predict cardiovascular risk more accurately

Nobel-prize-winning breakthrough: Discovery of ion-channel sensors for temperature and pressure

Smoking cessation could help heart disease patients gain five years of healthy life

Insomnia common in heart disease patients and linked with subsequent cardiovascular events

Study explores broad-spectrum, host-acting antiviral strategy to treat SARS-CoV-2

Patient outcomes after influenza, RSV, or SARS-CoV-2 hospitalization

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