Lifestyle, not surgery, is the key to combating stroke, study shows
Lifestyle changes and medication are more effective in combating the risk of stroke than invasive procedures, a Monash University study shows.
Jul 18, 2022
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Lifestyle changes and medication are more effective in combating the risk of stroke than invasive procedures, a Monash University study shows.
Jul 18, 2022
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Young people face higher health risks from alcohol consumption than older adults, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet. This is the first study to report alcohol risk by geographical region, age, sex, and year. ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Flu-like illnesses can increase the risk for stroke among adults, but being vaccinated might lower those odds, especially among those under 45, new research finds.
Jul 11, 2022
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A new study from Uppsala University shows that oral contraceptives and hormone therapy at menopause increase the risk of stroke. The increased risk is greatest during the first year of treatment and then declines. The study, ...
Jul 1, 2022
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Hospitals across the country are teaming up to improve outcomes in kids who need mechanical heart pumps for congenital heart disease or heart failure.
Jun 23, 2022
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People who consistently have higher depressive symptoms may be at higher risk for a stroke, according to new research. But stroke risk did not increase in those with decreasing severity of symptoms over time, even if they ...
May 24, 2022
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Which vascular risk factors are associated with the risk of developing dementia may vary with age. A new study shows that among people around age 55, the risk of developing dementia over the next 10 years was increased in ...
May 18, 2022
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Stroke hospitalizations for younger adults—along with the cardiovascular risk factors associated with them—have risen since 2007, preliminary new research shows. But the chances of people under age 45 dying from a stroke ...
May 16, 2022
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Stroke experts have identified how radiomics, an emerging image-quantifying technology, can be used to extract biomarkers from clinical brain MRI scans in stroke patients and estimate a patient's relative "brain age." The ...
May 4, 2022
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A new study has identified strains of gut microbiota that are associated with more severe strokes and worse post-stroke recovery, revealing that the gut microbiome could be an important factor in stroke risk and outcomes.
May 3, 2022
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