Strokes in babies are surprisingly common; here’s how the body rushes to the rescue
Credit: Courtesy Kuan lab New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is shedding light on the development ...
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Additional data on blood thinner efficacy for COVID-19 and insight on best possible regimens
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Mount Sinai researchers were among the first to show that ...
Research will test finger-worn sensor that tracks stroke survivors’ arm movements
UMass Amherst health informatician awarded $2.4 million grant from National Institutes of HealthCredit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst ...
New blood, new hope: Transfusions protect the brain from stroke damage
Credit: Greg Ellis/West Virginia University Muscle weakness permeates through one side of your body and your speech slurs. It's a ...
‘Selfies’ could be used to detect heart disease
New research uses artificial intelligence to analyse facial photosCredit: European Heart Journal Sending a "selfie" to the doctor could be ...
High blood pressure and salt, anti-aging factor Klotho key
Credit: Copyright: © 2020, American Society for Clinical Investigation High blood pressure is often called a silent killer because it ...
Top coma experts develop plan to improve patient outcomes
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Leading coma experts have created an ambitious plan to help doctors better care for ...
This online calculator can predict your stroke risk, study finds
Credit: UVA Health Doctors can predict patients' risk for ischemic stroke based on the severity of their metabolic syndrome, a ...
Clot permeability linked to first-attempt success of aspiration thrombectomy
A posthoc analysis of COMPASS trial data focuses on two clot-removal approaches to major strokes caused by a blocked large ...
Why is stroke so deadly for people of African descent?
Credit: UVA Health African-Americans have up to three times the risk of dying from strokes as people of European descent, ...
AJR study associates coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with large vessel occlusion strokes
After stratification for race and ethnicity, the risk of large vessel stroke among patients with COVID-19 was 2.4 times as ...
Inflammation induced blood-brain barrier dysfunction studied in organoids
Credit: WFIRM WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., - July 30, 2020 - The scientists who developed the first 3D multicellular brain organoid with ...
Study suggests increased risks for COVID-19 patients who smoke, vape
TTUHSC researchers look for links between virus and strokeCredit: TTUHSC As the SARS-CoV-2 virus, or COVID-19 has unfurled its tentacles ...
World’s smallest imaging device has heart disease in focus
Credit: Image by Simon Thiele and Jiawen Li. A team of researchers led by the University of Adelaide and University ...
New antiplatelet drug shows promise for treating heart attack
Peptide-derived nanoparticle shows promise in labCredit: Joshua Clark/University of Illinois at Chicago Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago ...
Meditation linked to lower cardiovascular risk
Survey data from more than 61,000 people points to heart benefitsCredit: Mitch Mirkin Meditation was linked to lower cardiovascular risk ...
Unique integrated health monitoring system for stroke survivors patented in Lithuania
Group of biomedical engineers from biotech company Gruppo Fos Lithuania and researchers at Kaunas University of Technology and Lithuanian University ...
Coronary calcium scoring: Personalized preventive care for those most at risk
Credit: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami, FL--Your doctor tells you that you need a statin to lower ...
Charcoal a weapon to fight superoxide-induced disease, injury
Nanomaterials soak up radicals, could aid treatment of COVID-19Credit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 1, 2020) - Artificial enzymes ...
Research shows COVID-19 is an independent risk factor for acute ischemic stroke
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Journal Name: American Journal of Neuroradiology: http://www.ajnr.org/content/ajnr/early/2020/06/25/ajnr.A6650.full.pdf Title of the Article: COVID-19 is an independent ...