News tagged with brain attack

Piece from childhood virus may save soldiers' lives

A harmless shard from the shell of a common childhood virus may halt a biological process that kills a significant percentage of battlefield casualties, heart attack victims and oxygen-deprived newborns, according to research ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 06, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Chinks in the brain circuitry make some more vulnerable to anxiety

(PhysOrg.com) -- Why do some people fret over the most trivial matters while others remain calm in the face of calamity? Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified two different ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brain may age faster in people whose hearts pump less blood

Keep your heart healthy and you may slow down the aging of your brain, according to a new study reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Is it really only our kidneys that control blood pressure?

The problem of high blood pressure has reached pandemic proportions, causing premature death through heart attacks, strokes and kidney disease in a third of the UK population. For decades, scientists have battled at length ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Think what you eat: Studies point to cellular factors linking diet and behavior

New research released today is affirming a long-held maxim: you are what you eat — and, more to the point, what you eat has a profound influence on the brain. The findings offer insight into the neurobiological factors behind ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Statins may treat blood vessel disorder that can lead to fatal strokes

In a finding that could save thousands of lives a year, University of Utah School of Medicine researchers have shown that a blood vessel disorder leading to unpredictable, sometimes fatal, hemorrhagic strokes, seizures, paralysis ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Wonder gene' found to affect blood pressure

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have identified an important gene that regulates the function of the muscle cells in arteries and thereby helps determine blood pressure.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sleep apnoea linked to changes in brain structure

Obstructive sleep apnoea occurs when someone stops breathing while sleeping, because their airway at the back of the throat becomes blocked. This can lead to excessive sleepiness, increased risk of stroke and heart attack, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 26, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study expands window for effective stroke treatment

Once symptoms start, there's only a tiny window of time for stroke victims to get life-saving treatment. Now, research from the Stanford University School of Medicine has cracked that window open a bit wider.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0