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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.

Researchers determine cause of difficult-to-control mitochondrial diseases

A Japanese research group has discovered that taurine is conjugated with mitochondrial transfer RNAs (tRNAs), small RNAs that decode genetic information, and that taurine deficiency in tRNA dramatically reduces both mitochondrial protein translation and impairs mitochondrial membrane integrity.

7 Mar 2018

Study suggests risk factors that contribute to urgency urinary incontinence

In a large representative British population of individuals in their late 60s, the prevalence of urinary incontinence was 15% in men and 54% in women. In the BJU International analysis, urgency urinary incontinence was the most common subtype in men, while there were similar proportions of UUI and stress urinary incontinence in women.

7 Mar 2018

TSRI research offers explanation for why neurons die off in Parkinson's disease

An estimated 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease--an incurable neurodegenerative disorder that leads to an increasing loss of motor control.

6 Mar 2018

Supportive relationships in midlife can mitigate mortality risks linked to childhood abuse

Research has linked childhood abuse to many adverse health outcomes in adulthood, including premature mortality, but according to new Northwestern University research, supportive relationships in midlife can partly compensate for the mortality risks linked to childhood abuse.

5 Mar 2018

Study: Other aspects of diet may not offset harmful effect of sodium on blood pressure

An international study suggests other aspects of the diet may not offset the harmful effect of sodium on blood pressure. The study, published in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension, also reaffirms the need for widespread sodium reduction in the food supply.

5 Mar 2018

Healthy diet may not counteract effects of high salt intake on blood pressure, study suggests

A healthy diet may not offset the effects of a high salt intake on blood pressure, suggests a new study.

5 Mar 2018

Heart attack patients prescribed antidepressants have lower survival rates

Heart attack patients prescribed antidepressants have lower one-year survival rates, according to research presented today at Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018, a European Society of Cardiology Congress.

5 Mar 2018

Oral contraceptives increase ischemic stroke risk

Oral contraceptives increase the risk of ischemic stroke, but this risk is very small among women who do not have other stroke risk factors, according to a comprehensive review in the journal MedLink Neurology by Loyola Medicine stroke specialists.

5 Mar 2018

Gastric bypass can provide better outcomes for patients with obesity and diabetes than lifestyle intervention

People with worrisome levels of obesity and poor control of their type 2 diabetes face two dramatically different options to substantially improve their health: bariatric (weight loss) surgery or intensive lifestyle management.

2 Mar 2018

$Heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction have better survival outcomes, study shows$

Heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction have better survival outcomes, study shows

A joint 7-year cohort study of 2039 patients in both Singapore's restructured hospitals and New Zealand's hospitals, revealed answers to key questions about the epidemiology of heart failure.

2 Mar 2018

Deltex Medical’s ODM system reduces complications following major surgery

Deltex Medical, the global leader in Oesophageal Doppler Monitoring, today announced the results of the largest randomized controlled trial to date of its proprietary fluid management and cardiac output monitoring system.

2 Mar 2018

Obese people live shorter and illness-prone lives finds study

There are several studies that show that obese people are likely to outlive normal weight individuals. This is called the “obesity paradox” and researchers have tried to understand the reasons behind this. A new study disproves this theory and finds that obese and overweight people do not live longer than people who have a healthy body weight.

1 Mar 2018

Study uncovers changes to the brain during unconsciousness

Three new studies have uncovered the mechanism by which brain networks are degraded whilst a person is unconscious.

1 Mar 2018

Gluten-free diet may help protect against neuropathic pain

A strict gluten-free diet may help protect against the nerve pain that some people with gluten sensitivity experience, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 70th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, April 21 to 27, 2018.

1 Mar 2018

Study explores association between obesity and shorter longevity

Obesity was associated with a shorter lifespan and an increased risk of illness and death from cardiovascular disease, and being overweight was associated with a lifespan similar to be being normal weight but a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease younger.

28 Feb 2018

Never too late to operate? Surgery near end of life is common, costly

At 87, Maxine Stanich cared more about improving the quality of her life than prolonging it. She suffered from a long list of health problems, including heart failure and chronic lung disease that could leave her gasping for breath.

28 Feb 2018

Preeclampsia during pregnancy contributes to cardiovascular risk factors in women

Women diagnosed with preeclampsia during pregnancy were significantly more likely to develop high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol within five years compared with women who did not have preeclampsia, in a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.

28 Feb 2018

Football linked to changes in cardiac structure and greater risk of heart rhythm disorders

Football players show structural changes in the heart and face an elevated risk of heart rhythm disorders later in life, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.

28 Feb 2018

Aspirin appears to reduce risk of death, hospitalization for people with heart failure and diabetes

For people living with both Type 2 diabetes and heart failure, taking an aspirin each day appears to lower the risk of dying or being hospitalized for heart failure, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.

28 Feb 2018

Higher waist and hip size strongly linked to heart attack risk among women

Higher waist and hip size are more strongly associated with heart attack risk than overall obesity, especially among women, according to research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

28 Feb 2018

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Researchers determine cause of difficult-to-control mitochondrial diseases

Study suggests risk factors that contribute to urgency urinary incontinence

TSRI research offers explanation for why neurons die off in Parkinson's disease

Supportive relationships in midlife can mitigate mortality risks linked to childhood abuse

Study: Other aspects of diet may not offset harmful effect of sodium on blood pressure

Healthy diet may not counteract effects of high salt intake on blood pressure, study suggests

Heart attack patients prescribed antidepressants have lower survival rates

Oral contraceptives increase ischemic stroke risk

Gastric bypass can provide better outcomes for patients with obesity and diabetes than lifestyle intervention

Heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction have better survival outcomes, study shows

Deltex Medical’s ODM system reduces complications following major surgery

Obese people live shorter and illness-prone lives finds study

Study uncovers changes to the brain during unconsciousness

Gluten-free diet may help protect against neuropathic pain

Study explores association between obesity and shorter longevity

Never too late to operate? Surgery near end of life is common, costly

Preeclampsia during pregnancy contributes to cardiovascular risk factors in women

Football linked to changes in cardiac structure and greater risk of heart rhythm disorders

Aspirin appears to reduce risk of death, hospitalization for people with heart failure and diabetes

Higher waist and hip size strongly linked to heart attack risk among women

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