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Medical News Today: Congenital heart defect means higher chance of stroke
People with congenital heart defects have a 5-6 times higher risk of hemorrhagic stroke, and a 9-12 times higher risk of ischemic stroke than the general population.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
H. Pylori May Protect Against Stroke
A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers reveals that an especially virulent strain of the gut bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) isn't implicated in the overall death rate of the U.S. population, and may even protect against stroke and some cancers. The findings, based a nationwide health survey of nearly 10,000 individuals over a period of some 12 years, were published online recently in the journal Gut. Those individuals carrying the most virulent strain of H...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Aphasia, Hemispatial Neglect And Related Disorders
Approximately half a million individuals suffer strokes in the US each year, and about one in five develops some form of post-stroke aphasia, the partial or total loss of the ability to communicate. By comparing different types of aphasia, investigators have been able to gain new insights into the normal cognitive processes underlying language, as well as the potential response to interventions. Their findings are published alongside papers on hemispatial neglect and related disorders in the January, 2013 issue of Behavioural Neurology...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Has Significantly Resuscitated Activity In Damaged Brains
Stroke, traumatic injury, and metabolic disorder are major causes of brain damage and permanent disabilities, including motor dysfunction, psychological disorders, memory loss, and more. Current therapy and rehab programs aim to help patients heal, but they often have limited success. Now Dr. Shai Efrati of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine has found a way to restore a significant amount of neurological function in brain tissue thought to be chronically damaged - even years after initial injury. Theorizing that high levels of oxygen could reinvigorate dormant neurons, Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Symptoms Of Mini Stroke Quickly Fade, But 10 To 15 Percent Will Suffer Full Strokes Within 3 Months
Each year, as many as 500,000 Americans experience mini strokes called transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). Symptoms quickly go away, usually within an hour, and many people don't seek treatment. But 10 to 15 percent of people who experience TIAs will experience full-blown strokes within three months, and 40 percent of these strokes will occur in the first 24 hours, according to an article by three Loyola University Medical Center neurologists in the journal Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Seem To Have Higher Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke
A syndrome common in women of reproductive age may place them at greater risk for hardening of the arteries, which predisposes them to heart attack and stroke, according to research published Feb. 15 in the American Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism. Glucose can stimulate an inflammatory process that allows white blood cells to enter the artery walls and attract cholesterol. Researchers studied 18- to 40-year-old women, lean and obese, with polycystic ovary syndrome and weight-matched controls...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Women's Health / Gynecology Source Type: news
Fish Oil Component Reduces Brain Damage In Newborns
Research conducted by a team of scientists from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Dr. Nicolas Bazan, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, found the novel use of a component of fish oil reduced brain trauma in newborn mice. The study reports that neonatal brain damage decreased by about 50% when a triglyceride lipid emulsion containing docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) was injected within two hours of the onset of ischemic stroke...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Mediterranean Diet Reduces Heart Attack, Stroke In High Risk Groups
A landmark study from Spain reports that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts reduced the incidence of major cardiovascular events (heart attack, stroke, cardiovascular death) among people with high cardiovascular risk. Researchers working on the PREDIMED (PREvención con DIeta MEDiterranea) trial write about their findings in the 25 February online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. PREDIMED is a multicenter, randomized, primary prevention trial of cardiovascular disease funded by the Spanish Ministry of Health...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Left-Sided Brain Injury Linked To Greater Risk For Hospital-Acquired Infections
The March 2013 issue of Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the medical journal of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, features an article by Kessler researchers Pasquale Frisina, PhD, Ann Kutlik, BA, and A.M. Barrett, MD. Left-sided brain injury associated with more hospital-acquired infections during inpatient rehabilitation* has implications for further research into brain-mediated immune defenses, infection control practices and cognitive rehabilitation strategies to improve outcomes after stroke and traumatic brain injury...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
10 Years After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Survivors Have Persistent Problems In Key Areas
Ten years after stroke caused by a ruptured aneurysm of the brain, surviving patients have persistent difficulties in several areas affecting quality of life, reports a study in the March issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
TAVR Vs Standard Surgery: Midterm Stroke, Death Rates Comparable
All-cause and cardiovascular mortality were similar for transaortic valve replacement compared to open-heart surgery in high-risk older patients at three years with no increased risk of stroke after 30 days, according to results from the PARTNER study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. The transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system was investigated as an alternative to open-heart surgery for high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis - narrowing of a main circulatory gateway in the heart that reduces blood flow...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Who Is Taking Aspirin To Prevent Heart Attack Or Stroke? First Of Its Kind Study In Canada
A new study out of the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry shows a large population of healthy people are taking Aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease, despite the fact that new literature shows it isn't as beneficial as once thought. Olga Szafran and Mike Kolber, in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta, surveyed patients over the age of 50 at two clinics in Alberta. They found that more than 40 per cent of people who don't suffer from cardiovascular disease are popping pills daily to prevent a heart attack or stroke - a practice called primary prevention...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Heart And Stroke Risk Tests Can Predict Dementia Risk
Evaluating a person's future risk of heart disease and stroke may be a better predictor of mental decline than a dementia risk test. The finding came from new research published in the journal Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. "This is the first study that compares these risk scores with a dementia risk score to study decline in cognitive abilities 10 years later," said Sara Kaffashian, PhD, with the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) in Paris, France...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news
Gut Bacteria Byproduct Predicts Heart Attack And Stroke
A microbial byproduct of intestinal bacteria contributes to heart disease and serves as an accurate screening tool for predicting future risks of heart attack, stroke and death in persons not otherwise identified by traditional risk factors and blood tests, according to Cleveland Clinic research published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The research team was led by Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
New Astrocytes Play Unexpected Role In Healing After Brain Injury
The production of a certain kind of brain cell that had been considered an impediment to healing may actually be needed to staunch bleeding and promote repair after a stroke or head trauma, researchers at Duke Medicine report. These cells, known as astrocytes, can be produced from stem cells in the brain after injury. They migrate to the site of damage where they are much more effective in promoting recovery than previously thought. This insight from studies in mice, reported online in the journal Nature, may help researchers develop treatments that foster brain repair...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
