University of California – San Francisco scientists have improved mobility in rats that had experienced debilitating strokes by using electrical stimulation to restore a distinctive pattern of brain cell activity associated with efficient movement. The researchers say they plan to use the 2018 findings to help develop brain implants that might one day restore motor… Continue reading Electrically Stimulating the Brain May Restore Movement after a Stroke
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Millions May Have Incorrect Prescriptions for Aspirin, Statins and Blood Pressure Medications
More than 11 million Americans may have incorrect prescriptions for aspirin, statins and blood pressure medications, according to a study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Their findings, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, are based on an updated set of calculations — known as pooled cohort equations, or PCEs… Continue reading Millions May Have Incorrect Prescriptions for Aspirin, Statins and Blood Pressure Medications
Synthetic Cannabis May Boost Stroke Risk in Young Users
After smoking synthetic cannabis (also known as “spice” or “k2”), a young prison inmate was left permanently disabled in the absence of other risk factors. According to a news release from the British journal BMJ, the unnamed 25-year-old prison inmate was left with permanent disability in absence of other traditional risk factors. He had no… Continue reading Synthetic Cannabis May Boost Stroke Risk in Young Users
Stroke Symptoms You Should Never Ignore
Let’s be honest: When people hear someone has suffered a cardiovascular incident, they rarely imagine it’s a woman in her 40s or 50s. More often, they imagine an elderly man clutching his chest on the way to his grandkid’s baseball game or on a grocery run for his wife. Hollywood may be to blame for… Continue reading Stroke Symptoms You Should Never Ignore
Keep Saying Yes to Fish Twice a Week for Heart Health
A new scientific advisory reaffirms the American Heart Association’s recommendation to eat fish, especially those rich in Omega-3 fatty acids twice a week, to help reduce the risk of heart failure, coronary heart disease, cardiac arrest and the most common type of stroke (ischemic). The advisory is published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.… Continue reading Keep Saying Yes to Fish Twice a Week for Heart Health
An Additional Benefit of Saunas?
Using saunas frequently may be linked to a lower risk of stroke, according to new research. The study, published in the May 2, 2018, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, was conducted in Finland, where saunas originated and nearly every home has one. “These results are exciting because… Continue reading An Additional Benefit of Saunas?
Men under 50: The More You Smoke, the More You Stroke
Men under 50 who smoked were more likely to have a stroke, and their risk increased with the number of cigarettes they smoked, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke. In a release from the American Stroke Association, the group said: An increasing number of young adults are suffering ischemic stroke,… Continue reading Men under 50: The More You Smoke, the More You Stroke
Heart Disease, Stroke Less Widespread among Foreign-Born vs. U.S.-Born Adults
Foreign-born adults living in the United States had a lower prevalence of coronary heart disease and stroke than U.S.-born adults in nationally representative data spanning 2006-2014, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control… Continue reading Heart Disease, Stroke Less Widespread among Foreign-Born vs. U.S.-Born Adults
Dietary Sodium’s Impact May Not Be Offset by Other Aspects of A Diet
An international study suggests other aspects of the diet may not offset the harmful effect of sodium on blood pressure. The study, published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension, also reaffirms the need for widespread sodium reduction in the food supply. Researchers reviewed data on sodium intake and intake of 80 nutrients, such as… Continue reading Dietary Sodium’s Impact May Not Be Offset by Other Aspects of A Diet
Childhood Height Linked to Adult Stroke Risk
Being a short child is associated with increased risk of having a stroke in adulthood, according to Danish research published in Stroke, an American Heart Association journal. A prospective study examined data on more than 300,000 Danish schoolchildren – born between 1930-1989 who were examined at ages 7, 10 and 13. Researchers noted that boys… Continue reading Childhood Height Linked to Adult Stroke Risk
More Stroke Patients May Receive Crucial Treatments under New Guideline
More patients could be eligible for critical treatments to remove or dissolve blood clots that cause strokes, according to a new treatment guideline issued by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. The guideline, based on the most recent science available, was published in the Association’s journal Stroke, and released during the American Stroke Association’s International… Continue reading More Stroke Patients May Receive Crucial Treatments under New Guideline
Brain-Scan-Guided Emergency Stroke Treatment Can Save More Lives
Researchers say that advances in brain imaging can now identify a greater number of stroke patients who can receive therapy later than previously believed. The results of the Endovascular Therapy Following Imaging Evaluation for the Ischemic Stroke (DEFUSE 3) trial were presented at the International Stroke Conference 2018 in Los Angeles and published on Jan.… Continue reading Brain-Scan-Guided Emergency Stroke Treatment Can Save More Lives
Cancer Patients with Stroke Less Likely to Get Standard Medication
When a stroke occurs in patients with cancer, they are one-third less likely to receive standard clot-busting medication as patients without a malignancy, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2018, a world premier meeting dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease for researchers and clinicians. Cancer… Continue reading Cancer Patients with Stroke Less Likely to Get Standard Medication
New Guidelines Expand Definition of High Blood Pressure
Experts are resetting the numbers indicating high blood pressure, and that means that 46 percent of U.S. adults now are identified as having the condition, compared with 32 percent under the previous definition. Those guidelines, released Monday, Nov. 14, by the American Heart Association (AHA), also redefine the condition and provide tactics for doctors to… Continue reading New Guidelines Expand Definition of High Blood Pressure
Stopping Aspirin Therapy Can Be Dangerous: Study
Editor’s Note: Here, from the American Heart Association, an update on aspirin therapy and why it may be risky to quit it: Stopping long-term, low-dose aspirin therapy may increase your risk of suffering a cardiovascular event, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation. Aspirin, taken in low doses, is used to… Continue reading Stopping Aspirin Therapy Can Be Dangerous: Study
Why Some Stroke Survivors Won’t Take Statins
Stroke survivors often steer clear of statins because of negative news about the medicines’ side effects, and because of their own bad experiences. However, the drugs are potentially lifesaving. Individuals who have had a stroke are at risk of a second stroke, which carries a greater risk of disability and death than first time strokes.… Continue reading Why Some Stroke Survivors Won’t Take Statins
Fewer than Half Of Stroke Patients Are Prescribed Recommended Cholesterol-Lowering Medication
Nationwide, fewer than half of stroke patients discharged from the hospital received a prescription for cholesterol-lowering medications called statins, and the likelihood of a prescription varied by patients’ geographic location, sex, age and race, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke… Continue reading Fewer than Half Of Stroke Patients Are Prescribed Recommended Cholesterol-Lowering Medication
Extra Weight and Stroke Survival
Although obesity increases the risk for both stroke and death, new research indicates that people who are overweight or even mildly obese survive strokes at a higher rate than those with a normal weight. The findings, which appear in the Journal of the American Heart Association, add to the ‘obesity paradox’ seen in previous studies… Continue reading Extra Weight and Stroke Survival