Researchers at the University of Cincinnati as reported in Health Day News have found that 14% of strokes happen when individuals are asleep resulting in about 58,000 emergency room visits annually. According to the researchers, some of these patients would have been eligible for the clot-busting drug tPA if physicians...
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MRI’s Could Detect Early Onset Stroke When Patient Can’t
Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRIs, might be able to help physicians figure out if clot-busting drugs will help patients who present with unclear-onset or äóìwake-up strokes,äó a new study finds. Researchers in South Korea used MRIs to screen 430 patients who were either uncertain of when their stroke symptoms began...
Etanercept Found to be Helpful Post Stroke
The drug etanercept holds hope for treating brain inflammation that comes after a stroke, researchers have found. The effect can be realized years after a stroke. The drug works by neutralizing a cytokine (small cell-signaling protein molecules that are used extensively in intercellular communication) that initiates and amplifies inflammation. When...
Exposure to Loud Traffic Noise Can Increase the Risk of Stroke
Exposure to loud traffic noise can increase the risk of stroke in people over the age of 65.æ Danish researchers found that for every 10 decibels that noise went up, the risk of stroke went up 14 percent. Prior studies have linked traffic noise with increased risk of heart attack...
Heart Attack & Stroke Risks Higher for Combative Types
People who tend to be confrontational, especially those who are competitive and aggressive, run a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Researchers examined 5,614 residents of four villages in Sardinia, an Italian Mediterranean island. People who...
Heart Attack & Stroke Risks Higher for Combative Types
People who tend to be confrontational, especially those who are competitive and aggressive, run a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Researchers examined 5,614 residents of four villages in Sardinia, an Italian Mediterranean island. People who...
Women Often Miss Signs of Stroke
(HealthDay News) — A new online survey of U.S. women finds only about one in four women aged 25 to 75 can name more than two primary symptoms of stroke.[embed_youtube!– /Dbk:xxlA –> [embed_youtube!–/#xxl-a–> [embed_youtubep>The survey also found that women think that breast cancer is five times more common than stroke...