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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...]
According to a study from the University of California in San Diego, a new approach to therapy in rats has a success rate that is three times higher when it comes to effectiveness in recovery from spinal cord injury. Doctors used a … [Read more...]
According to a new study, long periods of sleep may be a major cause of concern. For those that take long naps during the day, or that sleep in excess of nine hours on a nightly basis, they may be at a higher risk of suffering from a … [Read more...]
Insomnia is never pleasant. Laying awake at night waiting for sleep, or falling asleep only to be awakened and then not be able to fall asleep again is both exhausting and frustrating. And it’s unhealthy, too. According to the … [Read more...]
A thorough study looking at over 3,000 people who were treated at Hospital del Mar found that living in a noisy area or being subjected to noise on a consistent basis for extended periods of time can increase the chances that someone will … [Read more...]
Biofeedback is a process where people can gain more knowledge over how their body functions, with the hope of gaining better control over that functioning. Those bodily functions tend to be automatic, like sleeping or breathing, but through … [Read more...]
For the past several years, researchers have been looking for a specific type of protein that is associated with damage caused by heart disease and stroke. Now, a group of researchers believes that they have identified it. Called the … [Read more...]
New research coming out of the Boston University School of Medicine has some exciting news: the rate of strokes occurring in both middle aged and elderly individual is on the decline. The rate of having a stroke for the first time has gone … [Read more...]
In the past, statins have been the go-to drug for those that are suffering from high cholesterol. This class of drugs has proven to be very effective at helping people, but for various reasons not everyone can take this type of medication. … [Read more...]
Scientists hope that through improved observation methods of stroke victims they can keep better track of how the recovery process is going. In a newly published study, researchers found that tracking iron measurements when someone is going … [Read more...]
A new study published in the journal Stroke revealed some potentially startling information. Older women who drink more than one diet soda (or other artificially sweetened beverage) were at a higher risk of suffering a stroke than those … [Read more...]
When someone has a stroke, it changes their life. They need to make changes to their lifestyle, their healthcare, and they might even need help just getting through each day in a safe manner. Unfortunately, when someone has had one stroke, … [Read more...]
