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Certain gut microbes may affect stroke risk and severity, scientists find
Studies of ischaemic stroke patients open up possibility of treatments to prevent condition and improve recoveryScientists have identified specific groups of gut microbes that could increase or decrease someone ’s risk of suffering the most common type of stroke. The research, presented at the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) in Lyon, France, adds to growing evidence that alterations in the gut microbiome could play a role in cardiovascular disease.Previous studies have suggested that certain microbes may influence the formation of atherosclerotic plaques in the arteries, and that the gut microbiomes of str...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 4, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Science correspondent Tags: Stroke Biology Science Microbiology Health Medical research Source Type: news

Heavily processed food like ready meals and ice-cream linked to early death
Two major studies add to body of evidence against foods made with industrial ingredientsPeople who eat large amounts of heavily processed foods, from breakfast cereals and ready meals to muffins and ice-cream, have a greater risk of heart attack, stroke and early death, according to two major studies.The findings, from separate teams in France and Spain, add to a growing body of evidence that foods made in factories with industrial ingredients may have a hand in an array of medical disorders such as cancer, obesity and high blood pressure.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 30, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Science Health Diets and dieting Food Obesity Heart disease Life and style Source Type: news

Arthur Janov, psychologist behind 'primal scream' therapy, dies aged 93
Janov achieved celebrity with the idea that repressed childhood trauma leads to mood disorders, addiction and even epilepsyArthur Janov, a psychotherapist whose “primal therapy” had celebrities screaming to release their childhood traumas and spawned a bestselling book in the 1970s, has died. He was 93.Janov died on 1 October at his Malibu home from respiratory arrest following a stroke, said his wife, France Janov.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 4, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Associated Press Tags: Psychology US news Science World news Source Type: news