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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.

K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital receives donation from Jeffrey and Suzanne Citron of Brielle

K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center is proud to announce a $700,000 donation from Jeffrey and Suzanne Citron of Brielle, in conjunction with the Charles Lafitte Foundation, in support of the pediatric expansion project.

9 Apr 2013

World Heart Federation publishes position statement on rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease

The World Heart Federation has published a new position statement outlining the five key strategic targets required to meet its strategic goal for rheumatic heart disease - a 25% reduction in premature deaths from rheumatic fever and RHD among individuals aged <25 years by the year 2025.

9 Apr 2013

Weill Cornell Medical College sets up new Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute

Weill Cornell Medical College has established the new Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, a unique, multidisciplinary translational neuroscience research hub. Named in honor of long-time benefactors Gertrude and Louis Feil, the institute was created with a generous $28 million gift from the Feil Family.

9 Apr 2013

Roundup: Abortion restriction measure goes to Kan. governor's desk

Kansas legislators gave final passage to a sweeping anti-abortion measure Friday night, sending Gov. Sam Brownback a bill that declares life begins "at fertilization" while blocking tax breaks for abortion providers and banning abortions performed solely because of the baby's sex.

9 Apr 2013

Study offers new insights into how nervous system processes hot and cold temperatures

A study from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine offers new insights into how the nervous system processes hot and cold temperatures. The research led by neuroscientist Mark J. Zylka, PhD, associate professor of cell biology and physiology, found an interaction between the neural circuits that detect hot and cold stimuli: cold perception is enhanced when nerve circuitry for heat is inactivated.

9 Apr 2013

Carnitine compound in red meat and energy drinks increases risk for cardiovascular disease

A compound abundant in red meat and added as a supplement to popular energy drinks has been found to promote atherosclerosis - or the hardening or clogging of the arteries - according to Cleveland Clinic research published online this week in the journal Nature Medicine.

8 Apr 2013

Migraine sufferers should undergo more formal experiments, says study

Women often point to stress, hormones, alcohol, or even the weather as possible triggers for their migraines. But a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that it is nearly impossible for patients to determine the true cause of their migraine episodes without undergoing formal experiments.

8 Apr 2013

Research for diabetes more focused on drug therapies than preventive measures

Research for diabetes is far more focused on drug therapies than preventive measures, and tends to exclude children and older people who have much to gain from better disease management, according to a Duke Medicine study.

7 Apr 2013

Using MRI to measure blood flow over atherosclerotic plaques can help identify high-risk plaques

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure blood flow over atherosclerotic plaques could help identify plaques at risk for thrombosis.

7 Apr 2013

Patent covering methods of treating ALS receives notice of allowance

Neuralstem, Inc. announced today that it received a notice of allowance for patent application 12/404,841. This patent covers methods for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig 's disease) with expanded spinal cord stem cells, including NSI-566.

6 Apr 2013

Loyola University Medical Center's Acute Rehabilitation Unit achieves CARF accreditation

Loyola University Medical Center's Acute Rehabilitation Unit is being re-accredited for the maximum three years by CARF International, an independent, non-profit accrediting body.

6 Apr 2013

Viewpoints: A doctor finds father's hospital care frightening; Politicization of science has hurt research funding

Three years ago, on a Friday afternoon, I received a frantic phone call from my mother. My active and healthy father was in the hospital with a suspected stroke. I immediately started driving to New Jersey, where they lived. I knew I had to be there to ensure that my dad would be safe. He had been taken to one of the most dangerous places in the world: a hospital. The story of my dad's three day stay in a major American teaching hospital is remarkably unremarkable (Ashish Jha, 4/5).

6 Apr 2013

Animal robots for dementia treatment: an interview with Professor Wendy Moyle, Griffith University

A robotic cat was first trialled in the US in early 2004 as a companion pet for people with dementia. A number of nursing homes have either ‘toy’ or robotic animals that they use as entertainment for older residents as well as people with dementia.

5 Apr 2013

Loyola's Stritch School of Medicine to host conference on mannequins, simulation technology

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine is hosting a conference on mannequins and other simulation technology that increasingly is being used to train doctors and nurses.

5 Apr 2013

Study shows why some stroke patients recover from aphasia and others do not

In a study designed to differentiate why some stroke patients recover from aphasia and others do not, investigators have found that a compensatory reorganization of language function to right hemispheric brain regions bodes poorly for language recovery.

5 Apr 2013

Ahead of World Health Day, WHO calls for greater efforts to prevent, control hypertension

World Health Day, observed annually on April 7, is held to mark the founding of the WHO in 1948 "and is seen as an opportunity by the organization to draw worldwide attention to a subject of major importance to global health each year," GlobalPost reports (4/3).

5 Apr 2013

Researchers identify new set of genetic markers for Alzheimer's

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a new set of genetic markers for Alzheimer's that point to a second pathway through which the disease develops.

5 Apr 2013

Banning trans fat may prevent some of the world’s biggest killer diseases

Banning the use of trans fats in the preparation of foodstuffs is one of the most effective ways to prevent some of the world’s biggest killer diseases, but many governments are not taking such action because they do not think these bans work, according to a University of Sydney study published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization today.

4 Apr 2013

Promising step toward safer, more comfortable implants

Researchers led by scientists at Case Western Reserve University have turned to an unlikely model to make medical devices safer and more comfortable-a squid's beak.

4 Apr 2013

Researchers use brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to detect signs of cognitive decline

UCLA researchers have used a brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early on in individuals who don't yet show symptoms of dementia.

4 Apr 2013

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K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital receives donation from Jeffrey and Suzanne Citron of Brielle

World Heart Federation publishes position statement on rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease

Weill Cornell Medical College sets up new Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute

Roundup: Abortion restriction measure goes to Kan. governor's desk

Study offers new insights into how nervous system processes hot and cold temperatures

Carnitine compound in red meat and energy drinks increases risk for cardiovascular disease

Migraine sufferers should undergo more formal experiments, says study

Research for diabetes more focused on drug therapies than preventive measures

Using MRI to measure blood flow over atherosclerotic plaques can help identify high-risk plaques

Patent covering methods of treating ALS receives notice of allowance

Loyola University Medical Center's Acute Rehabilitation Unit achieves CARF accreditation

Viewpoints: A doctor finds father's hospital care frightening; Politicization of science has hurt research funding

Animal robots for dementia treatment: an interview with Professor Wendy Moyle, Griffith University

Loyola's Stritch School of Medicine to host conference on mannequins, simulation technology

Study shows why some stroke patients recover from aphasia and others do not

Ahead of World Health Day, WHO calls for greater efforts to prevent, control hypertension

Researchers identify new set of genetic markers for Alzheimer's

Banning trans fat may prevent some of the world’s biggest killer diseases

Promising step toward safer, more comfortable implants

Researchers use brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to detect signs of cognitive decline

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