Filtered By:
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science

This page shows you your search results in order of date.

Order by Relevance | Date

Total 172 results found since Jan 2013.

Testosterone therapy reduces heart attack and stroke
(European Association of Urology) Supplementing testosterone significantly reduces heart attacks and strokes in men with unnaturally low levels of the hormone, according to new research presented at the European Association of Urology congress today.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Rewiring the adult brain & mdash; Scanning the mind of a blind ‘ Batman ’ reveals that novel maps can emerge in the adult brain
(The interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya (IDC Herzliya)) The adult brain is more malleable than previously thought, according to researchers from IDC Herzliya. They trained a 50-year-old man, blind from birth, to " see " by ear, and found that neural circuits in his brain formed so-called topographic maps - a brain organization previously thought to emerge only in infancy. This finding, reported in Neuroimage, sheds new light on the brain's ability for change and holds promise to restore lost functions, for example, after a stroke
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Temple scientists poised to gain insight into underpinnings of Alzheimer's thanks to grant
(Temple University Health System) Thanks to a new three-year, $2.27 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Dr. John Elrod and colleagues are poised to gain novel insight into biological mechanisms that may be driving or worsening neurodegeneration. The researchers will investigate potential mechanisms using mouse models of Alzheimer's disease and a systems biology approach. The work could help identify new drug targets and therapeutic opportunities for Alzheimer's disease.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Want to be robust at 40-plus? Meeting minimum exercise guidelines won't cut it
(University of California - San Francisco) Young adults must step up their exercise routines to reduce their chances of developing high blood pressure or hypertension - a condition that may lead to heart attack and stroke, as well as dementia in later life.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Heart failure and stroke rising in men under 40
(University of Gothenburg) Heart failure and stroke are unusual diagnoses among younger people. But they are now clearly on the rise in men below the age of 40, according to a University of Gothenburg study. The scientists have found links to obesity and low fitness in the upper teens.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Duke-NUS clinician scientist and his team bag two prestigious awards
(Duke-NUS Medical School) Professor David Matchar and his team from the Health Services and Systems Research (HSSR) Programme at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, bagged two prestigious awards at the International Stroke Conference 2021, held virtually on 17-19 March, 2021.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Geisinger research identifies genetic risk factor for stroke
(Geisinger Health System) A team of Geisinger researchers has identified a common genetic variant as a risk factor for stroke, especially in patients older than 65.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Geisinger researchers find sex is not an independent risk factor for stroke mortality
(Geisinger Health System) An analysis of data collected from patients treated for ischemic stroke at Geisinger shows no disparity in outcomes based solely on sex.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Tapping the brain to boost stroke rehabilitation
(University of Houston) Stroke survivors who had ceased to benefit from conventional rehabilitation gained clinically significant arm movement and control by using an external robotic device powered by the patients' own brains.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Identifying strategies to advance research on traumatic brain injury's effect on women
(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Analysis from a workshop convened by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) in 2017 reveals gaps in and opportunities for research to improve understanding of the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in women. A new paper in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation summarizes and updates the findings presented during the 'Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury in Women' workshop and provides strategies for advancing research efforts in this area. NINDS is part of the National Institutes of Health.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Scientists discover how our brains track where we and others go
(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) For the first time, scientists have recorded how our brains navigate physical space and keep track of others' location. Researchers used a special backpack to wirelessly monitor the brain waves of epilepsy patients as each one walked around an empty room hunting for a hidden, two-foot spot or watched others do the same.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Patients with heart rhythm disorder warned against heavy alcohol consumption
(European Society of Cardiology) Fourteen drinks a week is linked with a higher risk of health problems including stroke and embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to research published in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). " Our study suggests that atrial fibrillation patients should avoid heavy alcohol consumption to prevent stroke and other complications, " said author Dr. Boyoung Joung of Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Heart structure may play role in stroke risk disparities between Black and white people
(American Academy of Neurology) Researchers have found that differences in the left atrium in the hearts of Black people and white people may play a role in risk of stroke, according to a new study published in the November 25, 2020, online issue of Neurology ® , the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

The danger of Z-drugs for dementia patients
(University of East Anglia) Strong sleeping pills known as 'Z-drugs' are linked with an increased risk of falls, fractures and stroke among people with dementia, according to new research.Sleep disturbance is common among people with dementia and the impact for patients and their families is significant.To date there are no proven effective treatments available, however people with dementia are often prescribed Z-drugs (zopiclone, zaleplon, and zolpidem). The new study reveals that stronger doses of these drugs are linked with an increased risk of adverse effects.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

2016 US presidential election associated with uptick in heart attacks and stroke
(Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) The hospitalization rate for acute cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in a large southern California health system was 1.62 times higher in the two days immediately after the 2016 presidential election when compared with the same two days in the week prior to the 2016 election.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 12, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news