This soft skin patch could provide early warning for strokes, heart attacks
In a new study from the University of California San Diego, researchers have developed a soft and stretchy ultrasound patch that can be worn...
Vocal music can boost recovery of language functions after stroke
Research has shown that listening to music daily improves language recovery in patients who have experienced a stroke. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the...
This mental problem may triple stroke risk
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder may be more than three times as likely as those without it to have a stroke caused by a blood...
Quickly finding – and treating – the cause of a stroke may prevent more
Identifying the cause of a stroke or mini-stroke within 48 hours could help pinpoint the treatment to help prevent additional strokes, new guidelines say.
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Stroke treatment may backfire if kidneys don’t work well
Stroke and chronic kidney disease are both difficult to handle in their own rights, but having a stroke when your kidneys are already poor...
Testosterone therapy can reduce heart attack and stroke
In a new study from the Hamad Medical Corporation, researchers found supplementing testosterone strongly reduces heart attacks and strokes in men with unnaturally low...
Orthopedic surgeon becomes patient after stroke at 48
As usual, Dr. Mike Knapic's workday was packed. By early afternoon, the orthopedic surgeon had completed three total knee replacements and was headed into...
Scientists can detect cognitive, functional decline 10 years before stroke
In a new study from Erasmus MC University, researchers found that patients with stroke have steeper declines in cognition and daily functioning up to...
Scientists confirm strong link between this brain disease and COVID
Ever since the coronavirus became a widespread global pandemic, medical researchers have sought to understand how the virus impacts other medical ailments, especially neurological...
Son helps dad after back surgery, then dad helps son after stroke
When 81-year-old Dick Connery had back surgery in 2019, his son Tim Connery became his primary caregiver. Tim moved in temporarily, ran errands and...