Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New genetic risk marker for late-life depression
One of the most powerful predictors in neuropsychiatry is the epsilon 4 (ε4) allele of the apolipoprotein gene (APOE).
Nov 3, 2015
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Cardiology
Less than one in 100 stroke survivors meet heart health goals
Fewer than one in 100 stroke survivors meet all of Life's Simple 7 goals for ideal cardiovascular health identified by the American Heart Association. Moreover, the proportion who fail to meet almost all of the criteria is ...
Jan 24, 2018
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Neuroscience
Cerebral small vessel disease burden for bleeding risk during antithrombotic therapy
Antithrombotic agents (blood thinners), which prevent blood clots from forming, are widely used to prevent thromboembolic events such as ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction. This benefit of antithrombotic agents is ...
Dec 29, 2023
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Inflammatory disorders
Some inflammatory diseases linked to stroke-associated pneumonia
(HealthDay)—For patients discharged after acute ischemic stroke (AIS), the risk for stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) is reduced for those with psoriasis or other chronic inflammatory diseases, according to a study published ...
Jan 28, 2021
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Cardiology
Many hospitalized heart patients not getting protective statin medications upon discharge
While patients who are discharged from the hospital after treatment for heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, or peripheral artery disease, should be on statin medications to reduce their risk of reoccurrence, very few ...
Nov 14, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Cerebrovascular abnormalities in Alzheimer's disease: An adrenergic approach
Aging-US has published "Involvement of cerebrovascular abnormalities in the pathogenesis and progression of Alzheimer's disease: an adrenergic approach" which reported that alzheimer's disease, as the most common neurodegenerative ...
Nov 1, 2021
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Cardiology
Statin therapy reduced the risk of stroke and possibly other complications in cancer patients following radiation
Cancer patients taking cholesterol-lowering statin medication following radiation therapy of the chest, neck or head had significantly reduced risk of suffering a stroke, and possibly other cardiovascular complications, according ...
Jun 19, 2019
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Cardiology
Overall stroke death rates decline in Europe but level off or increase in some countries
New research, published in the European Heart Journal today, has shown deaths from conditions that affect the blood supply to the brain, such as stroke, are declining overall in Europe but that in some countries the decline ...
Aug 14, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Risk factors provide targets for preventing Alzheimer disease
(HealthDay)—Ten risk factors should be targeted to prevent Alzheimer disease, according to a review published online July 20 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
Jul 27, 2020
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Health
Study argues traffic noise is a novel risk factor for cardiovascular diseases
An international group of noise experts from the Copenhagen Cancer Institute (Denmark), the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Philadelphia (U.S.) ...
Apr 25, 2024
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