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June 10, 2024

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Women With Excess Weight as a Teen or Young Adult May Have Higher Stroke Risk by Age 55

June 6, 2024 — Women with excess weight at age 14 or 31 may have increased ischemic (clot caused) stroke risk before age 55. The same ischemic stroke risk was not found in men. Losing excess weight after ...

Higher Blood Pressure Is Associated With Poorer Cognition in Adolescence

June 5, 2024 — Adolescents with elevated blood pressure and arterial stiffness may experience poorer cognitive functions, according to a recent study. Young people with higher blood pressure performed worse, especially in tasks that measured attention and ...

Researchers Have Located the Brain Network Responsible for Stuttering

May 28, 2024 — An international research group succeeded in identifying the probable origin of stuttering in the ...

Eating More Ultra-Processed Foods Tied to Cognitive Decline, Stroke, According to Study

May 22, 2024 — People who eat more ultra-processed foods like soft drinks, chips and cookies may have a higher risk of having memory and thinking problems and having a stroke than those who eat fewer processed ...

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How Does Oxygen Depletion Disrupt Memory Formation in the Brain?

June 7, 2024 — When we learn something new, our brain cells (neurons) communicate with each other through electrical and chemical signals. If the same group of neurons communicate together often, the connections ...

Could Taking Certain Drugs Reduce Risk of Ruptured Brain Aneurysm?

June 5, 2024 — A new study suggests that people who take a few common drugs may have a decreased risk of having a bleeding stroke due to a ruptured brain aneurysm. The results do not prove that these drugs reduce ...

Researchers Develop Technology That May Allow Stroke Patients to Undergo Rehab at Home

June 3, 2024 — For survivors of strokes, regaining fine motor skills is critical for recovering independence and quality of life. But getting intensive, frequent ...

Extreme Temperatures May Increase Risk of Stroke Mortality, Especially in Low-Income Countries

May 22, 2024 — Extreme heat and extreme cold are both associated with increased risks of death from ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, according to a new study. The ...

Night-Time Heat Significantly Increases the Risk of Stroke

May 21, 2024 — Researchers show that nocturnal heat significantly increases the risk of stroke. The findings can contribute to the development of preventive measures: With them, the population can better protect ...

Researchers Develop 'Game-Changing' Blood Test for Stroke Detection

May 17, 2024 — Stroke is the leading cause of disability worldwide and the second leading cause of death, but the right early intervention can prevent severe consequences. Scientists developed a new test by ...

Singing Repairs the Language Network of the Brain After a Cerebrovascular Accident

May 16, 2024 — Singing rehabilitates speech production in post-stroke aphasia. Researchers investigated the rehabilitative effect of singing on the ...

Very Early Blood Pressure Control Confers Both Benefits and Harms in Acute Stroke

May 16, 2024 — Early identification of stroke type could be key to harnessing the benefits of very early in-ambulance blood pressure lowering treatment in patients ...

An Astrocytic pH Regulator That Can Repair the Blood-Brain Barrier and Reverse Brain Damage Caused by Ischemic Stroke

May 15, 2024 — A recent study has found that an ion transporter protein that regulates the pH of specific brain cells can repair the blood-brain barrier and restore ...

New Study Reveals Age-Related Brain Changes Influence Recovery After Stroke

May 6, 2024 — A new study has revealed that areas of age-related damage in the brain relate to motor outcomes after a stroke -- a phenomenon that may be under-recognized in stroke research. The new observational ...

A Blood Test for Stroke Risk? Biomarker for Risk of Future Cerebrovascular Disease

May 1, 2024 — A simple blood test could allow doctors to determine whether a person may be at higher risk for stroke or cognitive decline during their lifetime, according to a new ...

Brief Anger May Impair Blood Vessel Function

May 1, 2024 — When adults became angry after remembering past experiences, the function of cells lining the blood vessels was negatively impaired, which may restrict blood flow, according to a new study. Previous ...

More Than Half a Million Global Stroke Deaths May Be Tied to Climate Change

Apr. 10, 2024 — A changing climate may be linked to growing death and disability from stroke in regions around the world, according to a new study. Researchers found over three decades that non-optimal temperatures, ...

Revascularization Enhances Quality of Life for Patients With Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia

Apr. 10, 2024 — Over 200 million people around the world experience peripheral artery disease (PAD) -- a condition caused by the narrowing of the blood vessels from the heart to the lower limbs that leads to pain ...

Virtual Rehabilitation Provides Benefits for Stroke Recovery

Mar. 28, 2024 — A stroke often impacts a person's ability to move their lower body from the hips down to the feet. This leads to diminished quality of life and mental health in addition to increased ...

Could AI Play a Role in Locating Damage to the Brain After Stroke?

Mar. 27, 2024 — Artificial intelligence (AI) may serve as a future tool for neurologists to help locate where in the brain a stroke occurred. In a new study, AI processed text from health histories and neurologic ...

Getting Too Little Sleep Linked to High Blood Pressure

Mar. 27, 2024 — Sleeping fewer than seven hours is associated with a higher risk of developing high blood pressure over time, according to a new ...

Social, Environmental Factors May Raise Risk of Developing Heart Disease and Stroke

Mar. 27, 2024 — Neighborhoods with more adversity have up to twice the increased risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a new ...

Study Finds High Prevalence of Hidden Brain Changes in People With Heart Disease

Mar. 26, 2024 — A new analysis involving over 13,000 people has found changes to blood vessels in the brain that can increase the risk of stroke and dementia are common in people with a range of heart conditions, ...

Young Adults With Migraine, Other Nontraditional Risk Factors May Have Higher Stroke Risk

Mar. 26, 2024 — Nontraditional risk factors such as migraines are as important as traditional risk factors like high blood pressure for adults younger than ages 35-45, finds new ...

More Exposure to Artificial, Bright, Outdoor Night-Time Light Linked to Higher Stroke Risk

Mar. 25, 2024 — Air pollution and night-time outdoor light each were associated with harmful effects on brain health, finds new ...

New Findings on the Prevention of Heart Attacks and Strokes

Mar. 13, 2024 — Blockage of arterial blood vessels caused by atherosclerosis is largely responsible for heart attacks and strokes, which are the most common causes of death worldwide. The complex mechanisms that ...

In Our Cellular 'Glue,' Scientists Find Answers About Heart Attacks, Strokes, More

Mar. 11, 2024 — Doctors may be able to leverage the new insights to identify patients at greatest risk of having atherosclerotic plaques break free and cause heart attacks or ...

New Cardiovascular Imaging Approach Provides a Better View of Dangerous Plaques

Mar. 5, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new catheter-based device that combines two powerful optical techniques to image the dangerous plaques that can build up inside the arteries that supply blood to the ...

Robotic Hip Exoskeleton Shows Promise for Helping Stroke Patients Regain Their Stride

Mar. 4, 2024 — More than 80% of stroke survivors experience walking difficulty, significantly impacting their daily lives, independence, and overall quality of life. Now, new research pushes forward the bounds of ...

Cannabis Use Linked to Increase in Heart Attack and Stroke Risk

Feb. 28, 2024 — More frequent use of cannabis was associated with higher odds of adverse cardiovascular outcomes, finds new ...

Heart Disease Research Challenges 'One Size Fits All' Aspirin Guidelines

Feb. 27, 2024 — Findings of a review of data from three clinical trials challenge current best practice for use of the drug for primary prevention of heart disease or stroke -- otherwise known as atherosclerotic ...

Heart Attack Significantly Increases Risk of Other Health Conditions

Feb. 16, 2024 — Having a heart attack significantly increases the risk of developing other serious long-term health conditions, a major new study shows. Researchers analyzed more than 145 million records covering ...

Targeting the Microenvironment Rather Than a Specific Cell Type Could Be the Key to Healing Injured Hearts

Feb. 14, 2024 — A groundbreaking scientific study has unveiled a remarkable discovery that may have far-reaching implications for the treatment of heart disease. The implications are immense offering glimpses of a ...

Menopause and Migraines: New Findings Point to Power of Prevention

Feb. 14, 2024 — Women who have both migraines and a long-term history of hot flashes and/or night sweats have a slightly higher risk of heart disease and stroke, and young women who have migraines have a higher risk ...