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| Alcohol's Impact On Heart And Stroke Risk May Differ For Men, Women
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| The volume of alcohol consumption may have a significantly different effect on heart and stroke risk in men and women, according to a study of Japanese people published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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July 13, 2008 |
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| Arthritis Medications Reduce Risk Of Heart Attacks And Strokes
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| Patients prescribed drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis could be at a reduced risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to a new study.
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March 7, 2008 |
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| Being in good shape after 40 reduces risk of stroke
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| People who have good physical function after the age of 40 may lower their risk of stroke by as much as 50 percent compared to people who are not able to climb stairs, kneel, bend, or lift as well.
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December 11, 2007 |
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| Blood Pressure-lowering Diet Also May Be Associated With Lower Risk For Heart Disease, Stroke
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| Women who eat diets similar to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet--which is low in animal protein, moderate in low-fat dairy products and high in plant proteins, fruits and vegetables--appear to have a lower risk of coronary heart disease and stroke, according to a new report.
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April 15, 2008 |
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| Can children have strokes?
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| Childhood stroke is at least as common as brain tumours in children and may be as common as all childhood cancer but the condition is under-recognised by both the public and the medical profession. A new study hopes to address some of the large gaps in the understanding of this condition.
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July 1, 2008 |
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| Early Blood Pressure Reduction May Improve Stroke Outcomes, Study Suggests
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| Initial results of the first large-scale investigation into managing raised blood pressure after intracerebral haemorrhage (stroke) demonstrates that rapid blood pressure lowering is well tolerated and appears to reduce the amount of bleeding in the brain, indicating that such treatment could reduce the risk of death and disability in stroke patients.
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February 26, 2008 |
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| Ending Moderate Drinking Tied To Depression
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| Scientific evidence has long suggested that moderate drinking offers some protection against heart disease, certain types of stroke and some forms of cancer.
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July 9, 2008 |
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| Even Low Levels Of Air Pollution May Pose Stroke Risk
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| A new study investigated the association between short-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and the risk of stroke and found that even low pollutant levels may increase that risk.
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June 2, 2008 |
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| Fiber Linked to Less Severe Strokes
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| Study Shows Fiber-Rich Diet May Also Raise Chances of Recovery.
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February 20, 2008 |
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| Gluten-free Vegan Diet May Protect Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients From Heart Attack, Stroke, Study Suggests
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| RA is a major risk factor for these cardiovascular diseases, but a gluten-free vegan diet was shown to lower cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and oxidizedLDL (OxLDL), as well as raising the levels of natural antibodies against the damaging compounds in the body that cause symptoms of the chronic inflammatory disease rheumatoid arthritis, such as phosphorylcholine.
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March 20, 2008 |
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| Heart And Stroke Death Rates Steadily Decline; Risks Still Too High
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| In an appropriate prelude to American Heart Month, which is just ahead in February, new mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that, since 1999, coronary heart disease and stroke age-adjusted death rates are down by 25.8 percent and 24.4 percent, respectively.
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January 24, 2008 |
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| High Triglycerides, Other Cholesterol Raise Risk Of Stroke
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| People with high triglycerides and another type of cholesterol tested but not usually evaluated as part of a person's risk assessment have an increased risk of a certain type of stroke, according to research published in the December 26, 2007, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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January 4, 2008 |
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| Human Stem Cells Aid Stroke Recovery In Rats
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| Neural cells derived from human embryonic stem cells helped repair stroke-related damage in the brains of rats and led to improvements in their physical abilities after a stroke.
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February 20, 2008 |
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| Ibuprofen Destroys Aspirin's Positive Effect On Stroke Risk
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| Stroke patients who use ibuprofen for arthritis pain or other conditions while taking aspirin to reduce the risk of a second stroke undermine aspirin's ability to act as an anti-platelet agent, researchers at the University at Buffalo have shown.
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March 17, 2008 |
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| Increased Risk Of Heart Attack Or Stroke For Patients Who Are Resistant To Aspirin
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| Being resistant to aspirin makes patients four times more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or even die from a pre-existing heart condition.
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January 22, 2008 |
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| Key Culprit In Stroke Brain Cell Damage Identified
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| Researchers have identified a key player in the killing of brain cells after a stroke or a seizure. The protein asparagine endopeptidase (AEP) unleashes enzymes that break down brain cells' DNA, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have found.
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March 28, 2008 |
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| Laser Light for Stroke Treatment
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| PhotoThera, a company out of Carlsbad, California, is currently conducting clinical trials of their experimental laser system for the treatment of strokes. Using a near-infrared laser that is capable of reaching the brain through the scalp, it is thought that the light can help reinvigorate cells in the ischemic milieu.
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January 15, 2008 |
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| Leading Worldwide Cause Of Cardiovascular Disease May Be Modified By Diet
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| A new article indicates that an increased intake in minerals such as potassium, and possibly magnesium and calcium by dietary means may reduce the risk of high blood pressure and decrease blood pressure in people with hypertension. A high intake of these minerals in the diet may also reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke.
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July 9, 2008 |
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| Link Between Alzheimer's And Stroke Illuminated
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| For years, neuroscientists have known that the risk of Alzheimer's disease is nearly doubled among people who have had a stroke. Now researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have found a process in the brain that may help explain the link between Alzheimer's and stroke.
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March 19, 2008 |
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| Many Stroke, Heart Attack Patients May Not Benefit From Aspirin, Study Suggests
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| Up to 20 percent of patients taking aspirin to lower the risk of suffering a second cerebrovascular event do not have an antiplatelet response from aspirin, the effect thought to produce the protective effect, researchers at the University at Buffalo have shown.
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February 26, 2008 |
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| Metabolic Genes Tied To Inflammatory Predictor Of Heart Disease And Stroke Risk
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| Two new studies provide evidence that differences in people's blood levels of C reactive protein (CRP) stem in part from natural variation in known metabolic genes.
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April 25, 2008 |
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| Moderate Level Of Aerobic Fitness May Lower Stroke Risk
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| “Fitness has a protective effect regardless of the presence or absence of other stroke risk factors, including family history of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol levels and high body mass index,” said Steven Hooker, Ph.D., the study's lead author.
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February 24, 2008 |
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| New 3-D Ultrasound Could Improve Stroke Diagnosis, Care
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| Using 3-D ultrasound technology they designed, Duke University bioengineers can compensate for the thickness and unevenness of the skull to see in real-time the arteries within the brain that most often clog up and cause strokes.
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April 26, 2008 |
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| Obesity Linked To Stroke Increase Among Middle-aged Women
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| Middle-aged women's waists aren't the only thing that increased in the last decade. So did their chance of stroke. In a new study reported at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2008, rising obesity rates have been linked to more strokes among women aged 35 to 54.
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February 22, 2008 |
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| One in 10 had 'silent strokes,' study finds
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| Brain scans revealed condition which can raise risk of memory loss.
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June 27, 2008 |
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| Populations Of Brain Cells Adapt To Changing Images
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| Neuroscientists studying the mind's ability to process images have completed the first empirical study to demonstrate, using animal models, how populations of nerve cells in visual cortex adapt to changing images. Their findings could lead to sight-improving therapies for people following trauma or stroke.
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March 17, 2008 |
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| Predictors For Sickle-cell-anemia Complications
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| Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that the level, or saturation, of oxygen in blood could be used to identify children with sickle cell anemia who are at an increased risk of stroke.
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March 3, 2008 |
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| Stem Cell Therapy Studies For Stroke, Cerebral Palsy Prepare For Clinical Trials
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| Finding answers about optimal dosage and timing for stem cell therapy in adults with strokes and newborns with ischemic injuries is a goal of two new federally funded studies.
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January 30, 2008 |
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| Stroke Much More Prevalent In United States Than In Europe
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| American adults have a higher prevalence of stroke than their European counterparts, due in part to a higher rate of stroke risk factors among Americans and barriers to care in the United States.
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February 25, 2008 |
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| Stroke Risk Factors May Signal Faster Cognitive Decline In Elderly
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| Older Americans with the highest risk of stroke, but those who have never suffered a stroke, also have the highest rate of cognitive decline, researchers reported at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2008.
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February 23, 2008 |
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| Stroke: Tsunami In The Human Brain
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| After a stroke, even unaffected areas of the brain are at risk – depolarization waves arise at the edges of the dead tissue and spread through the adjacent areas of the brain. If these waves are repeated, more cells die. This has previously been observed only in animal studies.
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June 13, 2008 |
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| Strokes Up in China as Economy Booms
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| 20-Year Study Shows Increase in Ischemic Strokes.
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February 29, 2008 |
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| Study explains why physical activity is beneficial in preventing heart attack and stroke
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| It is well known that physical activity can improve cardiovascular health. But it's the impact exercise has on specific known risk factors that accounts for about 60 percent of that improvement, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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October 23, 2007 |
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| Study Finds Stored Blood Lacks Nitric Oxide, May Trigger Heart Attacks, Strokes in Transfusion Recipients
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| Much of the stored blood given to millions of people every year may lack a component vital for it to deliver oxygen to the tissues. Nitric oxide, which helps keep blood vessels open, begins breaking down as soon as blood goes into storage.
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October 9, 2007 |
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| Sudden Hearing Loss Could Indicate Future Stroke
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| Preliminary research culled from a national medical insurance records database in Taiwan suggests that sudden loss of hearing might be an early sign of vulnerability to stroke, foreshadowing an actual cerebrovascular event by as much as two years.
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June 28, 2008 |
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| Tiny scaffolding inserted into brain could reduce damage caused by strokes
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| Speaking at the conference in Edinburgh, Dr Mike Modo from the Institute of Psychiatry will explain how combining scaffold microparticles with neural stem cells (NSCs) could regenerate lost brain tissue.
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April 10, 2008 |
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| Training for walking after stroke
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| Repetitive training that simulates everyday leg function can help people walk more easily after stroke, according to a new review of studies.
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October 17, 2007 |
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| Winter flu doubles the risk of heart attacks and stroke
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| Scientists in Britain say a dose of winter infections such flu can double the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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December 9, 2007 |
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