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Guideline: People with irregular heartbeat should take blood thinners to prevent stroke, experts say
An updated guideline recommends that people with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, take oral anticoagulants, a type of blood thinner pill, to prevent stroke.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 24, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Stimulation glove for stroke patients helps improve tactile perception, motor function
A glove that uses weak electrical pulses to stimulate the nerve fibers that connect the hands with the brain has been developed and been used to help recovery of patients who have suffered a stroke by using passive stimulation that improves sense of touch and motor skills. If applied regularly, this passive stimulation results in an improvement of both tactile perception and motor function.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 24, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Surgery after major stroke also improves survival odds in elderly patients
Patients who are over the age of 60 and have suffered a major stroke due to blockage of the middle cerebral artery benefit from hemicraniectomy -- removal of part of the skull located above the affected brain tissue. These patients' chances of survival increase two-fold. However, patients who have been operated on often survive with severe disabilities, while patients who do not undergo the surgery generally die quickly.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 20, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
High blood pressure increases risk of stroke for atrial fibrillation patients
Poor blood pressure control among patients with atrial fibrillation is associated with a 50-percent increased risk of stroke, according to an analysis. The findings suggest that hypertension should be carefully monitored and controlled among patients with atrial fibrillation.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 30, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
New ultrasound device may add in detecting risk for heart attack, stroke
A new ultrasound device that could help identify arterial plaque that is at high risk of breaking off and causing heart attack or stroke has been developed by researchers. The prototype device has performed well in laboratory testing, but the researchers say they are continuing to optimize the technology. They hope to launch pre-clinical studies in the near future.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 24, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
How does stress increase risk for stroke, heart attack?
Scientists have shown that anger, anxiety, and depression not only affect the functioning of the heart, but also increase the risk for heart disease. Stroke and heart attacks are the end products of progressive damage to blood vessels supplying the heart and brain, a process called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis progresses when there are high levels of chemicals in the body called pro-inflammatory cytokines. It is thought that persisting stress increases the risk for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease by evoking negative emotions that, in turn, raise the levels of pro-inflammatory chemicals in the body.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 5, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Chinese stroke patients fare better when hospitals follow guidelines
Patients who suffered a stroke in China were more likely to survive and avoid catching pneumonia when hospitals followed recommended researched-based guidelines. Only slightly more than half of patients received all guideline-recommended treatments.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 3, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Possible benefits of brain stimulation on hand, arm movement following stroke
Researchers are studying whether stimulating the brain before rehabilitation could yield greater gains in motor function for people recovering from stroke. The technology is akin to a more advanced version of constraint-induced therapy in which clinicians physically tie down a patient's good arm, which forces the patient to use the injured side. With this non-invasive device, researchers are using electromagnetism to slow activity in portions of the healthy brain hemisphere that control the uninjured arm, similarly forcing the brain to use its injured half.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 4, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Stroke hospitalizations up among middle-aged blacks in South Carolina
Stroke hospitalizations in South Carolina are increasing among middle-aged blacks. The disparity in South Carolina alone, was associated with $450 million in hospitalization charges over 10 years. The issue is not limited to the south as similar data has also been noted elsewhere.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 19, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
When couples disagree on stroke recovery, one partner can suffer
When a stroke survivor and his/her caregiving spouse disagree on the survivor's rate of recovery, the caregiver is more likely to experience depression and emotional distress. Researchers found that the magnitude of the discrepancy in spousal perception is key to predicting depression in caregivers. They add that the magnitude of the discrepancy in perceptions between survivors and spousal caregivers is key to predicting depression in spousal caregivers -- which can then cycle back onto the survivors.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 23, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Making a mental match: Pairing mechanical device with stroke patients
A functional MRI-compatible hemiparesis rehab device that creates a long latency stretch reflex at the exact time as a brain signal has been developed by researchers. It is designed to assist stroke victims. "The device is designed to adapt to people whether they are hyper, normo or hyporeflexive," said one developer.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - July 16, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Endurance runners more likely to die of heat stroke than heart condition
Heat stroke is 10 times more likely than cardiac events to be life-threatening for runners during endurance races in warm climates, according to a new study. The authors noted the findings may play a role in the ongoing debate over pre-participation ECG screenings for preventing sudden death in athletes by offering a new perspective on the greatest health risk for runners.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - July 28, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Novel pathway for prevention of heart attack, stroke
A recent study could pave the way for preventing brain and cardiac ischemia induced by atherosclerosis. Finnish researchers have found that the low-expression variant of fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4), which is particularly common among Finns, reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke. The finding revealed a promising new way to customize a potentially preventive drug for atherosclerosis.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 21, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Electric current to brain boosts memory: May help treat memory disorders from stroke, Alzheimer's, brain injury
Stimulating a region in the brain via non-invasive delivery of electrical current using magnetic pulses, called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, improves memory. The discovery opens a new field of possibilities for treating memory impairments caused by conditions such as stroke, early-stage Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury, cardiac arrest and the memory problems that occur in healthy aging.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 28, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Potassium-rich foods cut stroke, death risks among older women
Older women who eat foods with higher amounts of potassium may be at lower risk of stroke and death than women who consume less potassium-rich foods. The health benefits from potassium-rich foods are greater among older women who do not have high blood pressure. Most older American women do not eat the recommended amounts of potassium from foods.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 4, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
