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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.

AASM’s new position statement describes clinical use of home sleep apnea test

A new position statement published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) describes the appropriate clinical use of a home sleep apnea test (HSAT).

13 Oct 2017

Report: Global burden of neurological disorders in today’s world

Globally, the burden of neurological disorders (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke, epilepsy etc) has increased substantially over the past 25 years.

13 Oct 2017

Surgeries performed later in the day linked to increased risk of complications

A new study published in Neurosurgery finds that patients who undergo a neurosurgical procedure with surgical start times between 9 pm and 7 am are at an increased risk of developing complications compared to patients with a surgical start time earlier in the day.

13 Oct 2017

Ischemic stroke patients who do not receive clot-dissolving medication have higher risk of death

Ischemic stroke patients who do not receive intravelous (IV) alteplase, a clot-dissolving medication, are significantly less likely to survive, according to researchers at Georgia State University.

12 Oct 2017

Researchers find significant increase in risk factors among people with stroke

Despite prevention efforts, researchers have found a significant increase over a 10-year period in the percentage of people with stroke who have high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and other risk factors for stroke.

12 Oct 2017

New project to seek answers for effects of alcohol on the nervous system

When a drink at the local watering hole turns into five or six, what are the effects on our brains and hearts? How does too much to drink affect how we sleep? How does binge drinking affect blood pressure for people who drink socially but not usually to excess? Do women's bodies process alcohol differently depending on stages of their menstrual cycles?

11 Oct 2017

Grammatical pronoun production more impaired in speech of people with agrammatic aphasia

A study of the use of pronouns by French speakers with agrammatic aphasia shows that grammatical pronouns are significantly more impaired in speech than lexical ones.

11 Oct 2017

BU researchers receive grant to explore ways of capturing health data using mobile devices

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine are the recipients of a three-year, $446,999 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to explore different approaches to capturing health data using mobile devices such as smartphones.

11 Oct 2017

Researchers examine wide range of visual impairments developed by stroke survivors

A new University of Liverpool study, published today in Brain and Behaviour, examines the wide range of visual impairments developed by stroke survivors.

11 Oct 2017

Tai Chi may improve exercise behaviors in high-risk heart attack patients

The slow and gentle movements of Tai Chi hold promise as an alternative exercise option for patients who decline traditional cardiac rehabilitation, according to preliminary research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

11 Oct 2017

Abnormalities of blood vessels in the brain may play major role in development of schizophrenia

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have discovered that abnormalities of blood vessels in the brain may play a major role in the development of schizophrenia, a debilitating condition that affects around 1% of people in Ireland.

10 Oct 2017

In Oregon, end-of-life wishes are just a click away

Just four hours earlier, Sallie Cutler had been sharing Mother's Day lunch with her mom, Alyce Cheatham.

10 Oct 2017

Experts launch novel smartphone apps for AF patients and healthcare professionals

Novel smartphone and tablet applications for atrial fibrillation patients and healthcare professionals have been launched by heart experts. The objectives and design of the apps are outlined in a paper published online today in EP Europace, with a summary published in the European Heart Journal.

10 Oct 2017

Researchers propose LSD1 protein as central player in Alzheimer's and FTD

Removal of a regulatory gene called LSD1 in adult mice induces changes in gene activity that that look unexpectedly like Alzheimer's disease, scientists have discovered.

9 Oct 2017

Powerful clot-busting drugs found safe for treating stroke patients with dementia

Stroke patients with dementia treated with intravenous thrombolysis using powerful clot-busting drugs are at no higher risk of brain hemorrhage or death than other patients receiving the same treatment, a study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Neurology reports.

9 Oct 2017

Implantable device receives FDA approval as treatment option for central sleep apnea

A device serving as a new treatment option for moderate to severe central sleep apnea has been approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

9 Oct 2017

FDA approves new treatment option for patients with moderate to severe central sleep apnea

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new treatment option for patients who have been diagnosed with moderate to severe central sleep apnea.

9 Oct 2017

Study aims to improve early detection of atrial fibrillation

A new clinical study on the early detection of atrial fibrillation at home is starting at the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research. This cardiac arrhythmia is responsible for a quarter of all strokes and yet the risk of patients with atrial fibrillation having a stroke can be reduced by 70 percent if they take anticoagulants early enough.

6 Oct 2017

Mount Sinai Health System announces opening of new full-service urgent care center

Mount Sinai Health System today announced the opening, at the newly renovated Mount Sinai Union Square, of a state-of-the-art, full-service urgent care center, including pediatric care, which will feature daytime, evening, and weekend hours.

4 Oct 2017

Women with high blood pressure in their 40s may more likely develop dementia later

Women who develop high blood pressure in their 40s may be more likely to develop dementia years later, according to a study published in the October 4, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

4 Oct 2017

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AASM’s new position statement describes clinical use of home sleep apnea test

Report: Global burden of neurological disorders in today’s world

Surgeries performed later in the day linked to increased risk of complications

Ischemic stroke patients who do not receive clot-dissolving medication have higher risk of death

Researchers find significant increase in risk factors among people with stroke

New project to seek answers for effects of alcohol on the nervous system

Grammatical pronoun production more impaired in speech of people with agrammatic aphasia

BU researchers receive grant to explore ways of capturing health data using mobile devices

Researchers examine wide range of visual impairments developed by stroke survivors

Tai Chi may improve exercise behaviors in high-risk heart attack patients

Abnormalities of blood vessels in the brain may play major role in development of schizophrenia

In Oregon, end-of-life wishes are just a click away

Experts launch novel smartphone apps for AF patients and healthcare professionals

Researchers propose LSD1 protein as central player in Alzheimer's and FTD

Powerful clot-busting drugs found safe for treating stroke patients with dementia

Implantable device receives FDA approval as treatment option for central sleep apnea

FDA approves new treatment option for patients with moderate to severe central sleep apnea

Study aims to improve early detection of atrial fibrillation

Mount Sinai Health System announces opening of new full-service urgent care center

Women with high blood pressure in their 40s may more likely develop dementia later

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