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Alteplase Increases Frequency of Functional Independence After Posterior Circulation Stroke
FRIDAY, April 4, 2025 – For patients with mainly mild posterior circulation ischemic stroke who do not receive thrombectomy, alteplase administered at 4.5 to 24 hours after onset results in higher...
Stroke Risk From Neck Artery Tears Is Rising Fast
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 – Strokes caused by an artery tear are landing five times as many Americans in the hospital these days, a new study says. Cervical artery dissection involves a small tear in...
Higher Education Level Tied to Decline in Executive Function After Stroke
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 – Stroke survivors with a higher education level have a steeper decline in executive function, according to a study published online March 26 in JAMA Network Open. Mellanie...
Microplastics Linked To High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Stroke
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 – Microplastics appear to be contributing to chronic diseases in shoreline areas of the United States, a new study suggests. High blood pressure, diabetes and stroke rates are...
Brain Implant Lets Woman Talk After 18 Years of Silence Due to Stroke
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 – For nearly two decades, a stroke had left a woman unable to speak – until now. Thanks to a new brain implant, her thoughts are being turned into real-time speech, giving ...
Persistently High Stroke Risk Seen After TIA, Minor Stroke
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 – The risk for subsequent stroke is persistently high for patients who have had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke, according to a review and meta-analysis...
Stroke Risk Higher For At Least A Decade After Minor Stroke-Like Attacks
FRIDAY, March 28, 2025 – The risk of a full-blown stroke will remain high for at least a decade after a person has a slight brush with stroke, in the form of a transient ischemic attack or minor...
Highly Educated Folks Face Steeper Brain Decline Following Stroke
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 – The higher you fly, the harder you fall, the old saying goes. There might be something to that when it comes to the aftermath of a stroke, a new study suggests. People...
Tenecteplase Is Reasonable Alternative to Alteplase for Ischemic Stroke
MONDAY, March 24, 2025 – For patients with ischemic stroke, tenecteplase seems to be a reasonable alternative to alteplase in terms of effectiveness and safety outcomes, according to a study...
Sonolysis Reduces Risk for Periprocedural Cerebrovascular Events During Carotid Endarterectomy
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – For patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy, sonolysis is safe and results in a significant reduction in the composite incidence of ischemic stroke, transient ischemic...
Clot-Busting Drug, TNKase, Quicker And As Effective In Treating Stroke
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – A newly approved clot- busting drug for stroke works as well as a decades-old medication still used by most U.S. hospitals, and can be delivered even more quickly, a new...
Seniors Benefit From Tight Blood Pressure Control
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 – Elderly people benefit from taking medications to keep their blood pressure low, same as younger folks, a new study says. Systolic blood pressure kept under 130 reduces...
Weed Users At Greater Risk For Heart Attack, Stroke
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 – Weed users are much more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or other life-threatening heart condition than people who don’t indulge, a new study says. Adults under 5...
Turning Off TV Better For Heart Health Of Folks Predisposed To Diabetes
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 – People with a higher genetic risk for type 2 diabetes also have a higher risk of heart attack, stroke and other heart-related diseases. But controlling that risk could be...
America's Well-To-Do Have Less Heart Disease Risk
WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 – Well-to-do and better-educated Americans have far lower rates of heart disease than the rest of the population, a new study says. The top 20% of high-income,...