Neuroscience
Alleviating paralysis with new brain-reading technologies
EU-backed scientists are making progress in efforts to give people with impaired motor functions more independence.
Sep 14, 2023
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Cardiology
Functional stroke recovery varies by age, sex, and stroke type
Following stroke, long-term recovery patterns in multifaceted functional domains differ by patient age, stroke severity, and stroke type, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
Oct 11, 2022
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Health
Hot and getting hotter: Five essential reads on high temps and human bodies
Launching the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) and the heat.gov site on July 26, 2022, the Biden administration cited heat waves and the warming climate as serious health threats. As the new initiative ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Health
More severe stroke patients should receive palliative care consultations
Only 20 percent of patients being treated in the hospital for severe stroke received a palliative care consultation, and only 43 percent of patients who died in the hospital met with a palliative care team, according to a ...
Mar 9, 2022
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Health
How can we make heat waves less deadly?
This summer is coming in hot. the New York Times reports that a heat wave caused record-high temperatures this weekend in 16 cities from the Southwest to the Southern Plains. Now, the heatwave is traveling east to the Great ...
Jun 15, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds that nearly 30% of caregivers for severe stroke survivors experience psychological distress
Stroke is an abrupt, devastating disease that instantly changes a person's life and has the potentially to cause lasting disability or death. However, the condition also has profound effects on the patient's loved ones—who ...
Dec 19, 2023
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Cardiology
Many women plagued by anxiety after stroke
Angie Read Doyal was unsure if she'd be the same after her stroke. So, when she felt ready to return to work after only seven weeks of intense physical, speech and occupational therapy, she was confident.
Feb 7, 2019
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Cardiology
Torn neck arteries may be more common than once thought
Along each side of the neck are a pair of arteries that supply blood to the brain. It's rare for one of those blood vessels to tear. But it's one of the most common causes of a stroke in younger adults, according to a new ...
Feb 23, 2024
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Health
Physician (and runner) suggests ways to beat the heat while running
The heat is on, especially across the South, Southeast and portions of the plains. The National Weather Service has issued several heat and excessive heat advisories. When summer goes from warm to hot, exercising could become ...
Jul 1, 2024
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Neuroscience
Stroke risk increases in individuals with multiple head injuries
The rate of stroke in individuals with no history of prior stroke was 34% higher in individuals who experienced at least one head injury than in their peers with no head injury. The rate is even higher in those who had multiple ...
Jun 4, 2024
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