
Stroke Rehabilitation Technology That's Fun And Can Be Used At Home
Stroke rehabilitation
technology which patients
can operate in their own
homes while playing computer
games, is being developed by
... > full story

Non-Invasive Brain Surgery Moves A Step Closer
Medical researchers have
completed a pilot study
using transcranial MR-guided
focused ultrasound to treat
10 patients with neuropathic
pain. ... > full story

Longer Life For Milk Drinkers, Study Suggests
Drinking milk can lessen the
chances of dying from
illnesses such as coronary
heart disease (CHD) and
stroke by up to 15-20%
according to new research.
... > full story

Estrogen Can Reduce Stroke Damage By Inactivating Protein
Estrogen can halt stroke
damage by inactivating a
tumor-suppressing protein
known to prevent many
cancers researchers say. ... > full story
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New Understanding About Mechanism for Cell Death After Stroke Leads to Possible Therapy
November 23, 2009 Scientists have uncovered new information about the mechanism by which brain cells die following a stroke, as well as a possible way to mitigate that ... > full story -
Moderate-to-Heavy Exercise May Reduce Risk of Stroke for Men
November 23, 2009 Men who regularly take part in moderate-to-heavy intensity exercise such as jogging, tennis or swimming may be less likely to have a stroke than people who get no exercise or only light exercise, ... > full story -
New Discovery About Formation of New Brain Cells
November 23, 2009 The generation of new nerve cells in the brain is regulated by a peptide known as C3a, which directly affects the stem cells' maturation into nerve cells and is also important for the migration of ... > full story -
Pushing the Brain to Find New Pathways
November 19, 2009 Until recently, scientists believed that, following a stroke, a patient had about six months to regain any lost function. After that, patients would be forced to compensate for the lost function by ... > full story -
New Mechanism Identified for Beneficial Effects of Aspirin in Cardiovascular Disease
November 19, 2009 New data in humans shows that all doses of aspirin used in clinical practice increase nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is released from the blood vessel wall and may decrease the development and ... > full story -
Transcendental Meditation Helped Heart Disease Patients Lower Cardiac Disease Risks by 50 Percent
November 17, 2009 Patients with coronary heart disease who practiced the stress-reducing transcendental meditation technique had nearly 50 percent lower rates of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to ... > full story -
Migraine Raises Risk of Most Common Form of Stroke
November 16, 2009 Pooling results from 21 studies, involving 622,381 men and women, researchers have affirmed that migraine headaches are associated with more than twofold higher chances of the most common kind of ... > full story -
Inadequate Levels of Vitamin D May Significantly Increase Risk of Stroke, Heart Disease and Death
November 16, 2009 Researchers found that patients with very low levels of Vitamin D were 77 percent more likely to die, 45 percent more likely to develop coronary artery disease, and 78 percent were more likely to ... > full story -
Stroke Incidence Related to Angioplasty Remains Steady Over Past 15 Years
November 16, 2009 The incidence of stroke or mini-stroke related to a coronary angioplasty remained steady over a 15-year period, according to a new study. Researchers say this is good news because physicians now are ... > full story -
Exposure to Several Common Infections Over Time May Be Associated With Risk of Stroke
November 12, 2009 Cumulative exposure to five common infection-causing pathogens may be associated with an increased risk of stroke, according to a new ... > full story
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