Stroke

Survey data from more than 61,000 people points to heart benefitsCredit: Mitch Mirkin Meditation was linked to lower cardiovascular risk in a data analysis by Veterans Affairs researchers and colleagues. The results appeared…

DALLAS, July 10, 2020 -- Acute ischemic strokes (AIS) associated with COVID-19 are more severe, lead to worse functional outcomes and are associated with higher mortality , according to new research published yesterday in Stroke, a…

Group of biomedical engineers from biotech company Gruppo Fos Lithuania and researchers at Kaunas University of Technology and Lithuanian University of Health Sciences have patented a technology for advanced health monitoring of stroke…

NEW YORK, July 7, 2020--TARA Biosystems today reported study results demonstrating the ability of TARA's in vitro human cardiac models to reproduce drug responses similar to those observed in humans. Appearing in the Journal of…

Credit: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami, FL--Your doctor tells you that you need a statin to lower your cholesterol and reduce your heart attack risk. You don't like taking medicine and your friend tells you…

Hypertension Journal Report DALLAS, July 6, 2020 -- Medications commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure may also…

New research published today in the Journal of Physiology shows that 12 weeks of easy-to-administer passive stretching helps improve blood flow by making it easier for your arteries to dilate and decreasing their stiffness. Passive…

What The Study Did: This observational study compares the rate of ischemic stroke among patients with COVID-19 compared with influenza in two New York hospitals. Authors: Babak B. Navi, M.D., M.S., of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York,…

Nanomaterials soak up radicals, could aid treatment of COVID-19 Credit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 1, 2020) - Artificial enzymes made of treated charcoal could have the power to curtail damaging levels of…

TMAO, a byproduct of red meat metabolism, impairs artery function, hastens aging A compound produced in the gut when we eat red meat damages our arteries and may play a key role in boosting risk of heart disease as we get older,…

Hypertension Journal Report DALLAS, July 1, 2020 -- Lifetime discrimination is a chronic stressor that may increase the…

New research gives information in order to understand safety, efficacy and mechanisms of action of a new cardiac therapy. Ischemic heart disease (IHD) has maintained its rank as one of the worldwide leading causes of mortality…

Hypertension Journal Report DALLAS, June 29, 2020 -- Young children with narrow retinal artery diameters were more likely…

Any smoking and vaping technique may increase risk of COVID-19 infection and death Credit: European Heart Journal Smoking and vaping, whether by means of tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarettes or waterpipes, stiffens the…

Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Journal Name: American Journal of Neuroradiology: http://www.ajnr.org/content/ajnr/early/2020/06/25/ajnr.A6650.full.pdf Title of the Article: COVID-19 is an independent risk factor for…

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- From low-income countries to high-income countries, long-term exposure to fine particulate outdoor air pollution is a major contributor to cardiovascular disease and death, a new Oregon State University study found.…

Penn study suggests cardiac arrests and arrhythmias are likely triggered by systemic illness, not solely due to the viral infection itself PHILADELPHIA -- Patients with COVID-19 who were admitted to an intensive care unit were 10 times…

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists show adenovirus disrupts electrical signaling, impedes new communication channels.Credit: Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Adenovirus, which typically can cause a common cold, has a…

Circulation Journal Report DALLAS, June 22, 2020 -- A simulation model of different designs of taxes on sugary drinks,…

Improved technologies for stroke care may leave rural areas behind A major U.S. study reveals large gaps between urban and rural patients in quality of care received after a stroke and rates of survival. In more rural areas, the ability of…