Stroke

A versatile, portable exosuit that assists both walking and running highlights the potential for lightweight and non-restrictive wearable robots outside the labCredit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University Between walking at a leisurely…

DALLAS, Aug. 14, 2019 -- Stroke survivors who completed group-based aerobic exercise programs similar in design and duration to cardiac rehabilitation programs significantly improved their aerobic endurance and walking ability, according to…

AUSTIN, Texas -- For adults with high blood pressure, greater blood pressure control than what's currently considered standard is associated with fewer adverse changes of the brain, which could mean lower risks of dementia and cognitive…

Regular exercise is healthy and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, it appears that prolonged and/or intensive exercise can lead to an increase in cardiac biomarkers in the blood, such as the regulatory protein…

NIH-funded imaging study shows link between blood pressure and white matter lesionsCredit: Courtesy of SPRINT MIND Investigators. In a nationwide study, researchers used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to scan the brains of hundreds…

Common prostate cancer therapy may increase short-term risk of death in patients with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions PHILADELPHIA -A new large population-based study from the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health shows…

American Heart Association scientific statement DALLAS, August 12, 2019 -- Non-invasive techniques and devices for assessing blood flow and other diagnostic considerations for people with critical limb ischemia are addressed in a new…

The very latest advances about to be unveiled Journalists looking to stay abreast of the hottest research in cardiology are invited to follow the press programme for ESC Congress 2019, this year held together with the World Congress of…

Credit: Wake Fores Baptist Health WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Aug. 8, 2019 - You've lost count of the sleepless nights spent in a hospital, but now your loved one is finally ready to go home following a stroke. Are you prepared to care…

Agenda available online NEW YORK - August 8, 2019 - The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) has announced the 12 late-breaking trials and 16 late-breaking science presentations that will be reported at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular…