COVID-19 linked to higher stroke risk in some patients, new study shows
In a new study, researchers found that COVID-19 might raise stroke risk in young and middle-aged adults, with virus-linked blood clots causing severe damage...
Don’t ignore signs of stroke or heart attack during COVID-19 crisis
Hackensack University Medical Center is cautioning patients not to ignore symptoms of a stroke or heart attack due to fear of contracting COVID-19.
Many hospitals...
This common diet may cause mental fatigue
Obesity has been shown to place physical stress on the body, but a new study found that excess weight may also cause mental fatigue.
The...
This type of work may raise risks of diabetes, heart disease, stroke
About 17.7% of the U.S. labor force works outside the hours of 6 am and 6 pm.
Shift workers are central to the travel, hospitality...
This common brain disease could lead to dementia, stroke
Cerebral small vessel disease, or CSVD, is a brain disease that affects an estimated 11 million older adults in the U.S.
CSVD is characterized by...
Heavy drinking into older age could add 4 cm to waistline, increase stroke risk
In a new study, researchers found more than half of drinkers aged 59 and over have been heavy drinkers and this is linked to...
Women’s lifestyle changes, even in middle age, may reduce future stroke risk
In a new study, researchers found that middle age may not be too late for women to substantially reduce their stroke risk by not...
Long nap and sleep could mean higher stroke risk
A recent study from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology found that people who take long naps during the day or sleep 9...
Fish oil drug could prevent 70,000 heart attacks, strokes every year in U.S.
In a new study, researchers predicted that more than 70,000 heart attacks, strokes and other adverse cardiovascular events could be prevented each year in...
This blood pressure number may help predict dementia, brain lesions
In a recent study, researchers found that the bottom number (diastolic blood pressure) on a blood pressure test could be important when it comes...