Randomized trial at music festival shows potential of virtual reality for CPR training
Cardiologists at Radboud university medical center performed a research project during a large music festival called Lowlands, in the Netherlands ...
Tag: Stroke
15-year study finds treatment gaps exist for patients with peripheral arterial disease
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a progressive and life-threatening form of atherosclerosis that narrows the arteries serving ...
Omega-3 shows protection against heart disease-related death, without prostate cancer risk
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Should you take omega-3 pills? Or try to have two to servings of omega-3 rich fish a ...
Researchers discover new mutations in gene associated with disease that causes the heart to weaken
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have identified new mutations in a ...
‘Nudging’ heart patients to take their statins leads to better adherence and better outcomes
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Statins are an effective medication for treating patients with heart disease - they cut the risk of ...
Cardiologists establish how e-cigarettes damage the brain, blood vessels and lungs
Credit: European Heart Journal Cardiologists have issued a stark warning about the dangers of e-cigarettes, particularly for young people, as ...
Why only some post-stroke survivors can ‘copy what I say’
Certain brain regions must be intact in stroke survivors with aphasia if they are to copy what another speaker says, ...
ICU survivors commonly experience job loss after critical illness, study confirms
Hospitals need to identify and develop interventions to help ICU patients return to workCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences In ...
Listening to music while driving reduces cardiac stress
A study by Brazilian researchers suggests that cardiac overload due to the stress of driving in heavy traffic can be ...
Sleep and sleepiness ‘a huge problem’ for people with spinal cord injury
UCalgary-led study finds disturbed breathing during sleep may increase risk of strokeCredit: Photo by Kelly Johnston, Cumming School of Medicine ...
Here’s something that will raise your blood pressure
University of Tsukuba-led study shows that the apelin receptor and the α1A-adrenergic receptor work in a coordinated manner to control ...
Traffic exhaust at residential address increases the risk of stroke
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman High levels of traffic exhaust at one's residence increases the risk of stroke even in low-pollution environments, ...
Study identifies role of specific gene in hardening of blood vessel walls
Credit: Mr. Haakon Sigurslid and Dr. Rajeev Malhotra BOSTON - Oct. 29 2019 - Arterial wall calcification is the buildup ...
Protein in blood protects against neuronal damage after brain hemorrhage
Credit: Dominik Schaer, UZH/USZ Patients who survive a cerebral hemorrhage may suffer delayed severe brain damage caused by free hemoglobin, ...
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