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Ischemic stroke risk in a southeastern Chinese population: Insights from 5-lipoxygenase activating protein and phosphodiesterase 4D single-nucleotide polymorphisms
Conclusion No association was found between SNPs of ALOX5AP or PDE4D and the risk of overall ischemic stroke in a southeastern Chinese population. Interactions between these two genes were not risk factors for cerebral infarction. In atherothrombotic and small-artery disease subtypes, none of the seven SNPs was associated with any stroke risk; however, the ALOX5AP gene might be related to ischemic stroke incidence in females.
Source: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association - May 20, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

Ischemic stroke risk in a southeastern Chinese population: Insights from 5-lipoxygenase activating protein and phosphodiesterase 4D single-nucleotide polymorphisms.
CONCLUSION: No association was found between SNPs of ALOX5AP or PDE4D and the risk of overall ischemic stroke in a southeastern Chinese population. Interactions between these two genes were not risk factors for cerebral infarction. In atherothrombotic and small-artery disease subtypes, none of the seven SNPs was associated with any stroke risk; however, the ALOX5AP gene might be related to ischemic stroke incidence in females. PMID: 24485247 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - January 28, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Shao M, Yi X, Chi L, Lin J, Zhou Q, Huang R Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research

Association between phosphodiesterase 4D polymorphism SNP83 and ischemic stroke
In conclusion, we found an association between SNP83 and IS in the overall population and in the Asian and Chinese populations, but not among Caucasians.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - December 23, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Yan Yan, Xiuping Luo, Jinlu Zhang, Li Su, Wenjie Liang, Guifeng Huang, Guangliang Wu, Guihua Huang, Lian Gu Tags: Reviews Source Type: research

No evidence Nordic diet prevents heart disease
Conclusion This was a well-designed randomised controlled trial that took place across several Nordic locations. The study took careful clinical measures of elements of metabolic syndrome at several points during the trial, and used food diaries at regular intervals to check compliance to the assigned diet. However, it provides no reliable proof that the ‘healthy’ Nordic diet is any better than the ‘average’ Nordic diet at improving components of metabolic syndrome and, in turn, no proof that it reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. Importantly, this study found no significant results for its main aim (which...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Lifestyle/exercise Heart/lungs Source Type: news

What goes on when lightning strikes?
One lightning flash could run a whole power station – and there are 8 million strikes around the Earth every day. We still don't know what triggers the phenomenon, although a new theory proposes a role for cosmic raysA new theory from Russian researchers suggests that lightning may be a by-product of cosmic rays. Surprisingly, despite studying lightning for centuries, we are still not sure what triggers it.Divine attributionIn ancient times, the drama of thunder and lightning so clearly went beyond human scale that the phenomenon was handed wholesale to the gods. The Greeks had Zeus, the Romans Jupiter. At the head of th...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 25, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Brian Clegg Tags: Meteorology World news Natural disasters and extreme weather Features UK news The Observer Science Source Type: news

Incidence of First Stroke: A Population Study in Iceland Brief Reports
Conclusions— Incidence of first stroke in Iceland is similar to other Western countries. The high number of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation found during the 24-hour ECG suggests that atrial fibrillation may be underdiagnosed in patients with stroke.
Source: Stroke - May 24, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Hilmarsson, A., Kjartansson, O., Olafsson, E. Tags: Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage, Acute Cerebral Infarction, Epidemiology Brief Reports Source Type: research

Ozone is associated with cardiopulmonary and stroke emergency hospital visits in Reykjavik, Iceland 2003--2009
Conclusions: We found an increase in daily emergency hospital visits associated with O3, indicating that low-level exposure may trigger cardiopulmonary events or stroke.
Source: Environmental Health - April 8, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Hanne Krage CarlsenBertil ForsbergKadri MeisterThorarinn GíslasonAnna Oudin Source Type: research