Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer. Now a new study has found exposure to this invisible, odorless gas is also linked to an increased risk of stroke.
Jan 31, 2024
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Scientists from La Trobe University and the Hudson Institute have demonstrated that cells from placentas could have therapeutic benefits for patients suffering from high blood pressure.
Jan 31, 2024
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and ischemic stroke are major public health concerns and leading causes of death and disability worldwide. A research team led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) neuroscientists recently ...
Jan 26, 2024
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An experimental drug designed to block blood-clotting proteins may lower the risk of recurrent strokes, according to a dose-finding trial published in The Lancet Neurology.
Jan 25, 2024
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Heart disease remains the top cause of death in the United States, but progress is being made and more lives are being saved, a new report finds.
Jan 24, 2024
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A new study from RCSI's School of Population Health has found that future developments to Irish stroke services, according to those who are most impacted, must prioritize specialist community-based rehabilitation, ongoing ...
Jan 22, 2024
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Justin Fraser, M.D., and his University of Kentucky colleagues have a phrase they frequently use to convey the urgency of their care: "Time is brain."
Jan 19, 2024
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Living in a high-income neighborhood, having private health insurance, and being older are tied to an increased likelihood that life support will be withdrawn for people who have suffered severe bleeding in the brain, a new ...
Jan 18, 2024
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Researchers are developing portable ultrasound devices that promise improved treatments for millions of patients.
Jan 17, 2024
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In a rural village near Guadalajara, Mexico, Maria Magdalena Valencia Juares, known as Elena, has to climb 120 stairs to get to her home on the top of a hill. It's a source of exercise for the 70-year-old and the connection ...
Jan 17, 2024
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