New research indicates that statin use can help prevent future strokes in people that have had one or more stroke in the past and are at risk of future strokes. This research was geared toward those individuals that have … [Read more...]
Surgery May be the Answer for Stroke Prevention
For those that suffer from heart disease, a simple surgery might be the solution to help prevent a catastrophic stroke from occurring. A study out of McMaster University looked at over 4,000 people from 27 different countries … [Read more...]
Cutting Stroke Risk Now
Current research shows that when women change their lifestyles for the better, it considerably lowers the risk of stroke that they face later on. These lifestyle changes can even be made later on in life, which is quite promising for older … [Read more...]
Certain Situations Can Make Stroke Damage Worse
A study out of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University points to the fact that stroke can do ongoing damage to the cardiovascular system. Rather than being a one time event that is treated and forgotten about, a stroke has a … [Read more...]
Genetics and Stroke Prevention
Over the last several decades, researchers have devoted a lot of energy into how the brain regulates genetic material. Those studies are beginning to have a payout when it comes to understanding things like autism and strokes. The … [Read more...]
How Closely are Stroke and Dementia Related?
The University of Western Ontario recently reported that the prevention of strokes also has positive benefits when it comes to the prevention of dementia, too. This finding came to light after reviewing the data in Ontario regarding their … [Read more...]
Are New Stroke Prevention Meds Safe?
You’ve probably heard a lot about the new drugs that are supposed to help prevent strokes from occurring. If you’re like others with elderly parents or grandparents, you are probably also wondering just how safe these new medications are. … [Read more...]
Most Strokes are Preventable, Study Says
In the past, there has been a lot of evidence that there are things that we can do as individuals to help lower our chances of suffering from strokes, and a new global study confirms this. According to a new study that has just recently … [Read more...]
Stroke Prevention, then Treatment
It shouldn’t be a surprise that a lot of the strokes that are being seen in the emergency rooms across the country could have been prevented. A recent study conducted at the University of California in Irvine confirmed this suspicion, … [Read more...]