Archive: 26/10/2015
Renewed hope for the brain-injured
One day soon, people who suffer traumatic injury to their spinal cord and lose the use of their limbs could regain that mobility thanks to a clever workaround: a brain chip that reroutes neural signals around the injured ...
Oct 26, 2015
Young women less likely to be informed of heart disease risk by providers
Even when young women had a similar or greater risk for heart disease than young men, they were 11 percent less likely to report that healthcare providers told them they were at-risk for heart disease prior to a heart attack, ...
Oct 26, 2015
Researchers study differences in ischemic stroke in marijuana users
A new study found strokes in young adults who use marijuana are more likely to be caused by stenosis, narrowing of the arteries, in the skull than strokes in non-users.
Oct 26, 2015
Young women more likely to die in hospital after STEMI
Young women with ST-elevation myocardial infarction were less likely to receive life-saving angioplasty and stenting to restore blood flow to blocked arteries than men and also had longer hospital stays and higher rates of ...
Oct 26, 2015