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Predicting risk of stroke from one’s genetic blueprint
• Neurology • • Stroke • Feb 25 09
A new statistical model could be used to predict an individual’s lifetime risk of stroke, finds a study from the Children’s Hospital Informatics Program…
Women Less Likely to Have a Stroke After Mini-Stroke
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Feb 23 09
That first “mini-stroke” may be more of a benign event for women than men, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at…
Green, Black Tea Can Reduce Stroke Risk
• Dieting • • Stroke • Feb 23 09
Drinking at least three cups of green or black tea a day can significantly reduce the risk of stroke, a new UCLA study has…
Laser therapy promising for milder strokes: study
• Stroke • Feb 23 09
An experimental stroke treatment that sends laser beams into the brain may help patients with milder strokes lessen their crippling effects, U.S. researchers said…
Young adult stroke patients may be misdiagnosed in ER
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Stroke • Feb 19 09
Young adults with stroke symptoms are sometimes misdiagnosed in emergency rooms — making them miss effective early treatment — according to research presented today…
Robotic therapy may reduce stroke physical disability years later
• Stroke • Feb 19 09
Robot-assisted therapy may help stroke patients attain gains in their physical abilities long after the stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke…
Women less likely to receive critical care after a stroke, MSU researchers find
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Feb 19 09
Women are 30 percent less likely than men to receive a critical clot-busting drug than can limit brain damage after a stroke, according to…
Coffee may cut women’s stroke risk
• Food & Nutrition • • Gender: Female • • Stroke • Feb 19 09
Female coffee drinkers can enjoy their java in good health - at least when it comes to stroke risk, new research from Spain shows.
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Patients Reaching Hospital within ‘Golden Hour’ More Likely to Get Stroke Drug
• Neurology • • Stroke • Feb 19 09
Patients who arrived at specific hospitals within an hour of experiencing stroke symptoms received a powerful clot-busting drug twice as often as those who…
Does Gene Show Link Between Migraine and Stroke or Heart Attacks?
• Heart • • Migraine • • Stroke • Feb 16 09
New research looks at whether a gene variant may affect the link between migraine and stroke or heart attacks. The study is published in…
Stroke awareness campaign aims to halve deaths
• Neurology • • Stroke • Feb 09 09
Deaths from strokes can be halved if people recognize the signs of an attack and call an ambulance immediately, the National Health Service…
Physically able stroke patients often sedentary
• Neurology • • Stroke • Jan 19 09
Many people who have survived a stroke have the ability to be physically active but aren’t, according to research published in the journal Stroke.
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To Prevent Death Or Disability Seek Immediate Care When Stroke Symptoms Occur
• Neurology • • Stroke • Jan 15 09
Recognizing the symptoms of stroke and seeking immediate treatment could save your life. What’s immediate? Ideally, treatment for ischemic stroke - the most common…
Smokers with Stroke in the Family 6 Times More Likely to Have Stroke Too
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Jan 03 09
A new study shows that people who are smokers and have a family history of brain aneurysm appear to be significantly more likely to…
Study Examines Impact of Managed Care on Stroke Prevention Surgery
• Neurology • • Stroke • • Surgery • Dec 29 08
Policymakers and economists often promote managed-care plans based on the assumption that they prevent the overuse of unnecessary surgical procedures or help steer patients…
Large waist size a good predictor of stroke risk
• Neurology • • Stroke • Dec 25 08
A large waist circumference, which is known to raise the risk of cardiovascular disease, may also raise the risk of stroke or mini-stroke, researchers…
Two Biomarkers Improve Prediction of Stroke Risk
• Neurology • • Stroke • Dec 19 08
Two common biomarkers have now been shown to improve the ability to predict who will suffer from a stroke. Results from new research conducted…
Ultrasound Screening Helps Prevent Stroke in Children with Sickle Cell Disease
• Children's Health • • Stroke • Dec 08 08
Screening with an ultrasound machine has proved highly successful in preventing stroke among children with sickle cell disease, by identifying children who are then…
Binge-drinking may raise stroke risk
• Stroke • Dec 04 08
People who occasionally binge-drink may have a heightened long-term risk of suffering a stroke, even if they do not regularly drink heavily, a new…
Smokeless tobacco may increase stroke risk
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Nov 28 08
Results of a new study suggest that the use of oral moist snuff, a type of smokeless tobacco widely used in Sweden that is…
Do You Know You’re Having a Stroke?
• Neurology • • Stroke • Nov 26 08
A Mayo Clinic study shows a majority of stroke patients don’t think they’re having a stroke - and as a result - delay seeking…
Study Shows How Social Support May Protect Brain During Stroke
• Brain • • Stroke • Nov 18 08
New research in mice suggests that high levels of social support may provide some protection against strokes by reducing the amount of damaging inflammation…
Hormone Shows Promise in Reversing Alzheimer’s and Stroke
• Endocrinology • • Neurology • • Stroke • Nov 12 08
Saint Louis University researchers have identified a novel way of getting a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and stroke into the brain where it…
Can Exercise Prevent a Severe Stroke?
• Stroke • Oct 21 08
A new study shows that people who are physically active before suffering a stroke may have less severe problems as a result and recover…
Some Disabilities Remain Hidden After Stroke, Researcher Says
• Stroke • Oct 21 08
An individual suffers a stroke and doctors and nurses in the hospital swoop in to intervene in the immediate life-threatening medical problems. But what…