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, ...
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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 ...
First comparison of dangers of tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarettes and waterpipes
Any smoking and vaping technique may increase risk of COVID-19 infection and deathCredit: European Heart Journal Smoking and vaping, whether ...
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 ...
Virginia Tech scientists confirm usually harmless virus attacks the heart’s electrical system
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists show adenovirus disrupts electrical signaling, impedes new communication channels.Credit: Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Adenovirus, which ...
New nanoparticle drug combination for atherosclerosis
Credit: Professor Ji-Ho Park, KAIST Physicochemical cargo-switching nanoparticles (CSNP) designed by KAIST can help significantly reduce cholesterol and macrophage foam ...
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