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The Lancet: Many countries falling behind on global commitments to tackling premature deaths from chronic diseases, such as diabetes, lung cancer and heart disease
(The Lancet) Around the world, the risk of dying prematurely from preventable and largely treatable chronic diseases such as stroke, heart disease, and stomach cancer has declined steadily over the past decade, but death rates from other chronic diseases such as diabetes, lung cancer, colon cancer, and liver cancer are declining too slowly or worsening in many countries.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Study examines the benefits of virtual stroke rehabilitation programs
(University of British Columbia Okanagan campus) While virtual medical and rehabilitation appointments seemed novel when COVID-19 first appeared, they now seem to be part of the new norm and might be paving the way to the future.A recent review paper, co-authored by Brodie Sakakibara with the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management (CCDPM) has determined that virtual appointments, in the form of telerehabilitation, also work for people recovering from a stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
This online calculator can predict your stroke risk, study finds
(University of Virginia Health System) Doctors can predict patients' stroke risk by using an online tool that measures the severity of their metabolic syndrome, a conglomeration of conditions that includes high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol levels and excess body fat.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
COVID-19, racial disparities among topics at Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery Meeting
(Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery) The next frontier in neurointerventional surgery, including advances in stroke triage and management, innovations in artificial intelligence and robotics in endovascular surgery, new findings on racial disparities in stroke treatment and the neurologic impact of COVID-19 are a few of the topics that will be covered at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 17th Annual Meeting taking place virtually August 4-7, 2020.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Ischemic stroke admissions, life-saving thrombectomy procedures decrease during COVID-19 pandemic
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Research reveals fewer people have been admitted to stroke centers in Michigan and northwest Ohio since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, and significantly fewer patients received a mechanical thrombectomy for their ischemic stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Does using marijuana affect a person's risk of stroke?
(American Academy of Neurology) The jury's still out on whether the use of marijuana may increase the risk of stroke. While several larger studies have found an increased risk, other studies have found no such increased risk.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Shift workers at risk for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes
(American Osteopathic Association) Working nights disrupts individuals' circadian rhythm, the body's internal clock responsible for neural and hormonal signaling. When the circadian rhythm is desynchronized from the sleep/wake cycle, it causes a cascade of hormonal changes that lead to metabolic disorders and the development multiple chronic conditions. Kulkarni recommends several measures to prevent serious health issues associated with shift work.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Taller people have increased risk for developing atrial fibrillation
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Taller people have an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular and often rapid heartbeat that can lead to stroke, heart failure and other complications, according to a new Penn Medicine study. The research, which reveals a strong link between the genetic variants associated with height and one's risk for AFib, is the among the first to demonstrate that height may be a causal -- not correlated -- risk factor for AFib.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Anticoagulant benefits for atrial fibrillation decrease with age
(University of California - San Francisco) The net clinical benefit of anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation (AF) -- one of the most important causes of irregular heartbeats and a leading cause of stroke -- decreases with age, as the risk of death from other factors diminishes their benefit in older patients, according to a study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 11, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Increased exercise over the age of 60 reduces risk of heart disease and stroke
(European Society of Cardiology) People over the age of 60 should do more exercise not less in order to prevent heart disease and stroke, according to findings from a study of over 1.1 million elderly people published in the European Heart Journal.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Sleep and sleepiness 'a huge problem' for people with spinal cord injury
(University of Calgary) A new study led by a University of Calgary researcher at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) finds that fatigue and sleep may need more attention in order to prevent issues like stroke after spinal cord injury.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 6, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Group calls on international community to prevent dementia by preventing stroke
(University of Western Ontario) The risk factors for stroke and dementia are the same, and a growing body of evidence demonstrates that preventing stroke can also prevent some dementias. Now, a group of experts led by Western University Professor, Dr. Vladimir Hachinski and international collaborators Matthias Endres, Martin Dichgans and Zaven Khachaturian are calling on the global community to come together to take action on preventing dementia by preventing stroke. " The evidence for doing so is incontestable; the time to act is now, " the authors write.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 18, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
DFG to fund 10 new research units, 2 clinical research units and 1 center for advanced studies
(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) Topics range from stroke recovery and anti-allergy measures to new measurement techniques for communication.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 12, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
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(The Lancet) A personalized active lifestyle program for employees with metabolic syndrome (who are at high risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes) that uses wearable activity trackers, a smartphone app, and face-to-face sessions with exercise coaches, can reduce disease severity in both men and women in various occupations, according to a randomized trial of over 300 workers published in The Lancet Public Health journal.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Our brains appear uniquely tuned for musical pitch
(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) In the eternal search for understanding what makes us human, scientists found that our brains are more sensitive to pitch, the harmonic sounds we hear when listening to music, than our evolutionary relative the macaque monkey. The study, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, highlights the promise of Sound Health, a joint project between the NIH and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that aims to understand the role of music in health.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
