News tagged with journal stroke

Technique triggers rapid regrowth in damaged bone (Update)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine being able to re-grow a broken bone three times more quickly than normal. (Harry Potter fans? Think Skele-gro.) That’s just what researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 29, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bored to death? It's possible

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the University College London in the U.K. have found that living a life of boredom can kill you.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (30) | comments 12 | with audio podcast report

Scientists identify major source of cells' defense against oxidative stress

Both radiation and many forms of chemotherapy try to kill tumors by causing oxidative stress in cancer cells. New research from USC on a protein that protects cancer and other cells from these stresses could one day help ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Traffic noise increases the risk of having a stroke

Exposure to noise from road traffic can increase the risk of stroke, particularly in those aged 65 years and over, according to a study published online today (Wednesday 26 January) in the European Heart Journal.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Stroke damage to brain may not be permanent, study finds

Brain functions lost after a stroke might not be gone forever.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Brain may use clot-busting drug naturally as protection against stroke

New research on the properties of the clot-busting stroke drug tPA (tissue-type plasminogen activator) suggests that tPA can act as a neuroprotectant and may form the keystone of an adaptive response to a reduction in blood ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Clinical study shows patients gain limb movement years after stroke

Patients show modest yet meaningful gains in limb movement and an improved outlook on life years after suffering a stroke, a major clinical study has found. The paper, published online this week in the New England Journal of ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fat around the middle increases the risk of dementia

Women who store fat on their waist in middle age are more than twice as likely to develop dementia when they get older, reveals a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Single gene defect can cause stroke, other artery diseases

For the first time, scientists have discovered a single gene defect that causes thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections as well as early onset coronary artery disease, ischemic stroke and Moyamoya disease. ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists discover genetic variant tied to increased stroke risk

Millions of people have a genetic variant linked to increased risk of ischemic stroke, reports an international research team including scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in a study published ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aspirin improves survival in women with stable heart disease, study

New results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Observational Study provide additional evidence that aspirin may reduce the risk of death in postmenopausal women who have heart disease or who have had a stroke. Jacques ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Gene variant affects stroke prognosis in humans

A small difference in DNA sequence predicts the degree of disability after a stroke, according to a paper published online on February 28 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. Stroke, the consequence of disturbed blood ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More advantages found for new drug: study

New findings from a McMaster University-led study of a drug recently identified to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation have been published in the high-impact New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) today. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows delayed-enhancement MRI may predict, prevent strokes

Researchers at the University of Utah's Comprehensive Arrhythmia and Research Management (CARMA) Center have found that delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) holds promise for predicting the risks of strokes, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Acupuncture not effective in stroke recovery

Acupuncture does not appear to aid in stroke recovery, according to a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0