News tagged with brain infarcts
New cell therapy a promising atherosclerosis treatment
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have shown in a new study on mice, that cell therapy can be used to reverse the effect of 'bad' LDL cholesterol and reduce the inflammation that leads to atherosclerosis. The new cell ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Insomnia after myocardial infarction
The heart and the brain appear to be even more closely connected than previously imagined. The damaging effects of myocardial infarction are apparently not confined to the heart, but also affect the brain. In fact, infarction ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Under 50? Silent duo could put you at risk for a big stroke
Being young doesn't mean you are immune to a stroke. You may feel healthy; you may be 18 or a vigorous 50. And yet you could be more vulnerable than you know. That could be because of the role played by silent risk factors ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Clue to normal-tension glaucoma; herpes infection and corneal transplants
The July issue of Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, includes two studies that may influence clinical treatment of serious eye conditions. One study reports on silent cerebral infarcts (SCI) ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Migraines with aura in midlife associated with increased prevalence of brain lesions in older age
Middle-aged women who had migraine headaches with aura (sensory disturbances, such as with vision, balance or speech) had a higher prevalence of brain lesions when they were older, compared to individuals without similar ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 23, 2009 |
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