By Clare Wilson Deaths due to stroke are on the decline in south LondonWildPixel/Getty Images Strokes are becoming less deadly, at least in one part of the UK. Rates of death and disability caused by a stroke have dropped by nearly a quarter in the past sixteen years in south London. The change is probably… Read More »
Interrelated aspects of the physical — as high blood pressure usually has no symptoms people often don’t know they have it. Early intervention can help prevent problems – skip the search form if you do not want to read it as the next section. The following page sections include static unchanging site components such as… Read More »
Eating a meat-free diet lowers the risk of heart disease but raises the risk of stroke, a major study suggests. The research, published in the British Medical Journal, looked at 48,000 people for up to 18 years. The vegans and vegetarians had 10 fewer cases of coronary heart disease per 1,000 people compared with the… Read More »
Researchers turn to an ancient species of fish in a bid to find a better way of delivering therapeutic drugs into the brain to treat conditions and events ranging from cancer to stroke. Lampreys (pictured above) may help boost brain therapies.Image credit: T. Lawrence, Great Lakes Fishery Commission Lampreys are one of the oldest surviving… Read More »
THURSDAY, May 9, 2019 — Strokes are common but not inevitable. There are ways you can reduce your risk, starting with your blood pressure. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of permanent disability, said Dr. Gary Bernardini, neurology chair at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens. Most… Read More »