Neuroscience
These are the three big factors driving strokes, experts warn
A trio of risk factors not only increase your risk of stroke, but they also raise the odds that such a stroke will be debilitating, a new study warns.
Nov 14, 2024
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Stroke
Neuroscience
Those with stroke risk factors may be more likely to have severe strokes
People with conditions or habits such as high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or smoking, not only have a higher risk of stroke, they may also have more severe strokes than people without ...
Nov 13, 2024
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Cardiology
Machine learning assists in predicting risk of stroke
Some patients with advanced heart failure can benefit from the support of a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) to sustain heart function. However, despite improvements in managing complications associated ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Medications
Weight loss meds help stroke survivors prevent stroke recurrence, death
The weight-loss drug Ozempic can help reduce stroke patients' risk of a heart attack or death, a new study says.
Nov 11, 2024
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Health
Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke, the nation's 4th biggest killer
The majority of strokes could be prevented, according to new guidelines aimed at helping people and their doctors do just that.
Nov 10, 2024
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Medical research
Researchers analyze present, future of emergency consent in stroke trials
The University of Cincinnati's Yasmin Aziz, MD, and Joseph Broderick, MD, coauthored an editorial published on Nov. 7 in the journal Neurology analyzing the current use and potential future of alternatives to traditional ...
Nov 8, 2024
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Genetics
How higher brain care score can improve brain health regardless of genetic risk
A study, published in the journal Neurology has explored whether healthy lifestyle choices, measured by a Brain Care Score (BCS), can lower the risk of stroke, late-life depression (LLD) and dementia, in individuals who are ...
Nov 6, 2024
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Cardiology
Study investigates how higher BMI lowers disability after stroke
Slightly overweight stroke survivors have a lower risk of sustaining disabilities. The Kobe University finding adds another aspect to the obesity paradox but also highlights the importance of considering the population's ...
Nov 5, 2024
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Medications
Examining apixaban vs aspirin in patients with cancer and cryptogenic stroke
Ochsner Health physicians Dr. Richard Zweifler and Dr. Joseph Tarsia are co-authors on a post hoc analysis carried out in the ARCADIA randomized clinical trial, comparing the effectiveness of apixaban versus aspirin in preventing ...
Oct 31, 2024
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Neuroscience
Clinical trial shows thrombectomy does not improve outcomes for patients with large strokes
Treatment with endovascular thrombectomy did not significantly improve outcomes after 90 days in patients with a large core stroke, as compared to patients who received standard stroke care alone, according to a recent clinical ...
Oct 31, 2024
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