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Two different carotid artery stenting procedures show little difference in effectiveness
Use of either proximal embolic protection devices (P-EPDs) or distal filter embolic protection devices (F-EPDs) during elective carotid artery stenting results in low rates of in-hospital stroke and death, according to a new study. The study found that although P-EPDs have been theorized to be more effective than F-EPDs at preventing stroke during carotid artery stenting, this first comparative effectiveness study revealed no statistically significant difference between the two devices.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 20, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
New brain mapping model could improve effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation
Brain researchers have developed a new brain mapping model that could improve the success rate of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in treating conditions including depression, neuropathic pain, and stroke. The model helps pinpoint target sites during TMS, a procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to alleviate or eliminate symptoms of stroke, depression, and attention disorders.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 22, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Strokes steal eight years' worth of brain function, new study suggests
Having a stroke ages a person's brain function by almost eight years, new research finds -- robbing them of memory and thinking speed as measured on cognitive tests. In both black and white patients, having had a stroke meant that their score on a 27-item test of memory and thinking speed had dropped as much as it would have if they had aged 7.9 years overnight.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 5, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
No increased risk of fatal cardiovascular events for breast cancer patients on newer hormone therapy
The use of aromatase inhibitors, hormone-therapy drugs used to treat patients with breast cancer, was not associated with an increased risk of fatal cardiovascular events, including heart attacks or stroke, compared with tamoxifen, another commonly prescribed anti-cancer drug that works on hormones and which has been associated with a serious risk of stroke, report investigators.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 21, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Scientists identify culprit in obesity-associated high blood pressure
Obesity and its related conditions such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke are among the most challenging of today's healthcare concerns. Together, they constitute the biggest killer in western society. New findings have identified a target that could hold the key to developing safe therapies to treat obesity and its associated conditions.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 31, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
Taking insulin for type 2 diabetes could expose patients to greater risk of health complications, study suggests
Patients with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin could be exposed to a greater risk of health complications including heart attack, stroke, cancer and eye complications a new study has found.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 4, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
High risk of cardiovascular diseases amongst Swedish-born and immigrant MS patients
A new study from Sweden shows that patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) run a high risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure, regardless of migration background. The study is the first in the world to examine the risk of cardiovascular diseases in male and female MS patients with both non-immigrant and immigrant backgrounds.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 4, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
Vulnerability to future phosphorus shortage: Key ingredient to modern farming
The world was given a shock when global phosphorus prices were raised by 800% in 2008. At a stroke, it became clear how dependent we are on phosphorus for our food supply. Phosphorus is an ingredient in artificial fertilizers and is indispensable in modern farming.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 3, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
First stroke guidelines for women created
Despite strokes being on the decline in the U.S., more women are dying from them than are men. Now medical scientists have released guidance on prevention specifically for women.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 7, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Nanoparticle pinpoints blood vessel plaques
A team of researchers has developed a multifunctional nanoparticle that enables magnetic resonance imaging to pinpoint blood vessel plaques caused by atherosclerosis. The technology is a step toward creating a non-invasive method of identifying plaques vulnerable to rupture -- the cause of heart attack and stroke -- in time for treatment.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 6, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Brain's 'sweet spot' for love found in neurological patient
A region deep inside the brain controls how quickly people make decisions about love, according to new research. The finding, made in an examination of a 48-year-old man who suffered a stroke, provides the first causal clinical evidence that an area of the brain called the anterior insula "plays an instrumental role in love," said neuroscientist Stephanie Cacioppo, lead author of the study.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 14, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Brain signals move paralyzed limbs in new experiment
To help people suffering paralysis from injury, stroke or disease, scientists have invented brain-machine interfaces that record electrical signals of neurons in the brain and translate them to movement. Usually, that means the neural signals direct a device, like a robotic arm. Researchers are now bringing brain-machine interfaces to the next level: Instead of signals directing a device, they hope to help paralyzed people move their own limb, just by thinking about it.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 19, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Developing countries face 'leading medical scourge of developed countries'
Chronic illness, already a major and expensive problem in developed countries, is rapidly increasing in developing countries, adding to the longstanding burden caused by high rates of infectious diseases. However, poor countries will not be able to afford the costly medical technologies that wealthy countries use to treat chronic conditions, including heart disease, stroke, cancer, pulmonary disease, and diabetes, while also .
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 20, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Early atherosclerotic plaques in vessel wall regress completely when cholesterol levels are lowered
Early but not advanced forms of atherosclerotic plaques in the vessel wall disappear when the levels of 'bad' cholesterol are lowered, according to a study in mice. The findings indicate that preventative cholesterol-lowering treatment could prevent more advanced, clinically relevant plaque to develop. Almost half of all deaths worldwide are caused by strokes and heart attacks. The main underlying cause is atherosclerosis, where fat accumulates in the blood vessel walls in the so-called plaques. Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease where advanced and unstable plaques develop over time. When these plaques burst a blood ...
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 28, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Early strokes leave many young adults with long-lasting disability
Ten years after having a stroke, nearly a third of young survivors still need assistance or are unable to live independently. About one in 10 strokes occurs in 18- to 50-year-olds. "We don't know if it's cognition, depression, problems in their families or relationships or other factors, but once we do, we can develop more effective interventions," the main author notes.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 27, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
