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Eating only during a 10-hour window improved health for those with metabolic syndrome
Time-restricted eating, a form of intermittent fasting, appears to benefit people with metabolic syndrome, who are at a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - December 5, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news
Luke Perry and John Singleton remind us that strokes can strike younger adults too
Sudden weakness on one side of the body. Slurred speech. Loss of vision. Trouble with balance. Severe headaches.These are signs of a stroke. If it happened to someone close to you, would you know what to do?After the age of 55, the risk of a stroke doubles every decade, but younger people can...
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 6, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Leila Miller Source Type: news
The more you do to promote your cardiovascular health, the lower your risk of dementia
You know it ’s important to eat right, exercise and keep your cholesterol under control to reduce your risk of a heart attack of stroke. If that’s not enough of an incentive, new research suggests that taking care of your cardiovascular system will pay off for your brain as well.A study of more...
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - August 21, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Karen Kaplan Source Type: news
New 'unified theory' of childhood leukemia raises possibility of preventing the disease
Kids who develop acute lymphoblastic leukemia may be the victims of a triple-whammy stroke of bad luck, according to a provocative new theory from a respected British cancer researcher.If the explanation turns out to be correct, it would be good news for the most common type of childhood cancer:...
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 23, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news
To prevent recurrent strokes, should aspirin have a wingman? Maybe not
When it comes to preventing the formation of potentially deadly blood clots in people at elevated risk for them, there are no easy answers.That ’s the upshot of a clinical trial involving patients who suffered a stroke that resolved quickly and caused no lasting damage.For these patients, adding...
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 17, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news
Could this drug help the brain recover after a stroke?
Despite years of effort, researchers have so far failed to find a pill you could take or a food you could eat to harden your brain against the injury that could be caused by a stroke.But new research offers the prospect of limiting a stroke ’s long-term damage in a different way: with a drug that...
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 6, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news
Survey reveals surprising mismatch between perception and reality of obesity in America
Nearly 40% of American adults and 20% of children carry enough extra weight to warrant a diagnosis of obesity. That ’s the highest obesity rate among the world’s affluent nations, and it’s alreadyshortening Americans ’ lifespans by driving up rates of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancers, arthritis...
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - November 3, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news
Women and minorities are less likely to get key stroke treatment, even when they're eligible, study says
If you ’re having an ischemic stroke, it’s crucial that you get to a hospital fast so you can be treated with a clot-busting medicine. And to improve your odds of getting that medicine, it helps to be a white man.A new analysis of more than 60,000 stroke patients from around the country found that...
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - September 14, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Karen Kaplan Source Type: news
In predicting a stroke's toll, location matters, but so do connections
Each year, roughly 666,000 Americans survive a stroke, and for them, the aftermath can be hard to predict. Some stroke patients have difficulty speaking or grasp for words that do not come. Some suffer problems with vision, balance or mobility. Some are addled by attention, memory and other cognitive...
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 12, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news
Loneliness: The new (old) smoking?
The scourge of loneliness has been with us since time immemorial, but only in recent years has its toll on human health gained appreciation. New research shows that feeling lonely or socially isolated bumps up a person's average risk for coronary heart disease and stroke -- two of the developed...
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 19, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news
Diet drug Contrave kicks up a tempest amid uncertainty about heart attack and stroke effects
Researchers have a gentle warning for patients on the receiving end of 765,000 prescriptions for the weight-loss drug Contrave: The cardiovascular safety of this treatment "remains uncertain," they write in a newly published study. As for claims by the drug's maker that it dramatically drives down...
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 8, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news
Nearly half of Americans with high cholesterol are not taking medication, study says
Nearly half of Americans whose cholesterol readings put them at higher risk of heart attack or stroke are not taking medication to drive down that risk, says a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new study makes clear that public health authorities bent on preventing...
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - December 3, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news
Your stressful job may kill you -- especially if you're a woman, study says
If you suspect your stressful job is killing you, a new study says you may be right — especially if you’re a woman. After analyzing data on nearly 140,000 workers from three continents, researchers found that those with “high-strain” jobs were 22% more likely than their peers to suffer a stroke....
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - October 14, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Karen Kaplan Source Type: news
'Amazing' diabetes drug drives down fatal heart attacks and strokes, study finds
Just as doctors were losing hope that they would find a drug capable of reducing heart risks for patients with diabetes, a new study identified one that may drive down the chances that such patients will die of a heart attack, stroke or heart failure.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - September 19, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news
