News tagged with brain attack
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 ...
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Feb 10, 2011 |
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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
Mar 13, 2009 |
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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 ...
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Jan 26, 2009 |
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Mini-stroke doubles risk of heart attack
Patients who have suffered a "mini stroke" are at twice the risk of heart attack than the general population, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Mini-strokes leave 'hidden' brain damage: research
Each year, approximately 150,000 Canadians have a transient ischemic attack (TIA), sometimes known as a mini-stroke. New research published today in Stroke, the journal of the American Heart Association shows these attack ...
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Jan 28, 2011 |
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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
Nov 26, 2010 |
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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.
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Aug 02, 2010 |
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Sympathetic brain to blame for high blood pressure
High blood pressure can be attributed to a disruption of blood flow to the kidneys, known as renovascular hypertension, which is caused by a narrowing or obstruction of the blood vessels that supply the kidneys. To date, ...
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Jul 06, 2010 |
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'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.
Jul 01, 2010 |
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New Web tool may help predict risk of second stroke
Scientists have developed a new web-based tool that may better predict whether a person will suffer a second stroke within 90 days of a first stroke, according to research published in the December 16, 2009, online issue ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 16, 2009 |
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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
Oct 20, 2009 |
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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 ...
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Sep 06, 2009 |
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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
May 28, 2009 |
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Researchers develop new drug to target tumor cells and blood vessels
Researchers at the University of Southern California have identified a new drug compound that appears to target tumor cells and surrounding blood vessels without the negative side effects typically associated with Cox-2 inhibitors.
Apr 20, 2009 |
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