New hope for heart diseases and stroke treatments
A new gene that helps grow blood vessels when it senses inadequate blood flow to tissues has been identified.
A new gene that helps grow blood vessels when it senses inadequate blood flow to tissues has been identified.
A new stretchable electronics has been found for stroke recovery treatment which has proven to be a game changer.
Stroke disproportionately affects women as compared to men due to factors such as fluctuations in naturally occurring hormone levels, early age of menarche and menopause.
It causes inflammatory responses that are linked to age-related conditions such as stroke, dementia and cardiovascular disease.
How uncontrolled high blood pressure set the stage for a massive stroke.
Knowing the symptoms of stroke in prior can save your life. Find out what are they.
Nearly 30 percent of stroke patients are refusing to take life-saving statins because they are worried about the side effects.
Stroke kills neurons in a part of the brain called the dorsal lateral striatum.
Over 40 per cent of the people who have had a mini-stroke are prone to have a regular stroke within three days.
Egg is known to be a nutrient-rich source of high-quality protein.
A new neuroendovascular technique has shown promise in stroke patients with large-vessel clots.
Air pollution, including environmental and household air pollution, has emerged as the leading risk factor for stroke globally, finds a new study.
Taking aspirin immediately after minor strokes could substantially reduce the risk of major strokes in patients who have minor 'warning' events, a team of European researchers has found.
In a finding that could change the way the most common form of stroke is treated globally, researchers have shown that modified dosage of a clot-busting drug can reduce risk of serious bleeding in the brain and improve survival rates.
Turns out, treating strokes by reducing inflammation in the brain may actually be bad as a recent study has revealed that it can actually help the brain to self-repair.
A common blood test already used to measure people's risk of developing heart disease could also predict a patients' risk of having a second ischemic stroke, new research has found.
Oral bacteria may be involved in several kinds of stroke, including brain hemorrhages and strokes that lead to dementia, says a new study.
The latest Western guidelines increased target blood pressure to 140/90 mmHg for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease and renal failure, but this may be too high for Asian populations warns the study.
Over 40 per cent of the people who have had a mini-stroke are prone to have a regular stroke within three days.
Egg is known to be a nutrient-rich source of high-quality protein.
A new neuroendovascular technique has shown promise in stroke patients with large-vessel clots.
Air pollution, including environmental and household air pollution, has emerged as the leading risk factor for stroke globally, finds a new study.
Taking aspirin immediately after minor strokes could substantially reduce the risk of major strokes in patients who have minor 'warning' events, a team of European researchers has found.
In a finding that could change the way the most common form of stroke is treated globally, researchers have shown that modified dosage of a clot-busting drug can reduce risk of serious bleeding in the brain and improve survival rates.
Turns out, treating strokes by reducing inflammation in the brain may actually be bad as a recent study has revealed that it can actually help the brain to self-repair.
A common blood test already used to measure people's risk of developing heart disease could also predict a patients' risk of having a second ischemic stroke, new research has found.
Oral bacteria may be involved in several kinds of stroke, including brain hemorrhages and strokes that lead to dementia, says a new study.
The latest Western guidelines increased target blood pressure to 140/90 mmHg for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease and renal failure, but this may be too high for Asian populations warns the study.
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