Posts Tagged ‘stroke’
Health & Medicine - Aug 2, 2010 11:21 - 0 Comments
Grape compound linked to longevity
U. BUFFALO (US)—Resveratrol, a plant extract shown to prolong life in yeast and lower animals due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, appears also to suppress inflammation in humans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 14, 2010 17:15 - 1 Comment
Stimulation prevents stroke by a whisker
UC IRVINE (US)—The most common type of stroke can be completely prevented in rats by stimulating a single whisker, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 6, 2010 12:05 - 1 Comment
Depression hinders recovery from stroke
U. LEEDS (UK)—Depression after stroke is not uncommon, but is expected to be short-lived. When it lasts for several months and becomes severe, physical recovery is affected as well. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 29, 2010 10:51 - 1 Comment
To predict hardened arteries, go with the flow
EMORY (US)—A new animal model of atherosclerosis has allowed researchers to identify a host of genes turned on or off during the initial stages of the process, before plaque appears in the affected blood vessel. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 17, 2010 16:17 - 1 Comment
Salty snack lovers live in a neon food world
PENN STATE (US)—Low-salt foods leave some consumers with a bad taste in their mouths— make that no taste at all. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 8, 2010 10:09 - 0 Comments
Clotted capillaries spit to survive
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Capillaries have a unique method of expelling debris, such as blood clots, cholesterol or calcium plaque, that blocks the flow of essential nutrients to brain cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 28, 2010 12:05 - 2 Comments
Built-in bypass bolstered by key molecule
UNC-CHAPEL HILL(US)—An abundance of tiny specialized blood vessels, called collaterals, can reduce damage caused by a blocked artery—such as stroke, heart attack, or leg injury—by enlarging to create a natural bypass. Research shows that this ability is related to levels of nitric oxide, a key signaling molecule. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 11, 2010 12:52 - 0 Comments
Brain may use clot-buster to fend off stroke
EMORY (US)—New research on the properties of the clot-busting stroke drug tPA suggests that it can act as a neuroprotectant and may form the keystone of an adaptive response to a reduction in blood flow. (more…)
Best of 2010, Health & Medicine - May 6, 2010 12:03 - 23 Comments
How dark chocolate protects the brain
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—It’s not the distinctive chocolate aroma or the luscious bittersweet taste. Researchers say it’s a compound in dark chocolate that appears to limit stroke damage by amplifying brain signals that protect nerve cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 24, 2010 11:01 - 2 Comments
Estrogen’s memory boost fades with age
YALE (US)—While hormone therapy appears to enhance memory for women just entering menopause, new research suggests it is of little cognitive benefit to older women and leaves them at increased risk of breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2010 13:55 - 3 Comments
Highway pollution drives up heart risk
USC (US)—Exposure to air pollution accelerates the thickening of artery walls that leads to cardiovascular disease, reports a new study—the first to link outdoor air quality and progression of atherosclerosis in humans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 13, 2010 14:25 - 13 Comments
Stroke therapy successful in animal tests
UC IRVINE—A naturally occurring protein could restore limb function in humans long after a stroke, two new studies find. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 20, 2009 17:01 - 2 Comments
Mummy’s curse: hardened arteries
UC IRVINE (US)—Hardening of the arteries has been detected in both male and female Egyptian mummies as old as 3,500 years, suggesting that factors causing heart attacks and strokes are not solely byproducts of modern times. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 1, 2009 13:08 - 15 Comments
After stroke, brain learns to see again
U. ROCHESTER (US)—Once thought irreversible, vision loss sometimes associated with stroke may be treatable. By doing a set of vigorous visual exercises on a computer every day for several months, patients who had gone partially blind as a result of suffering a stroke were able to regain some vision. (more…)
