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Adding Blood Thinners to Clot-Busting Meds Won't Improve Stroke Outcomes: Study

THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – Adding blood thinners to clot-busting drugs does not improve outcomes for stroke patients, a new study claims. Doctors had hoped that combining the two types of medications...

Head Position May Be Key to Better Clot Removal After Stroke

THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – The position in bed of stroke victims' heads could influence how well they’ll fare in upcoming surgery to remove a blood clot from their brain, a new study finds. Hospital b...

ASA: Nearly One in Five People Develop Dementia After Stroke

THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – Almost one-fifth of people develop dementia after stroke, according to a study presented at the American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference 2024, held from...

ASA: Stroke Survivors Face Twofold Higher Risk for MI One Year After Stroke

THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – Stroke survivors are nearly twofold more likely to have subsequent myocardial infarction (MI) compared with patients experiencing cervical artery dissection (CAD), according...

ASA: Vagus Nerve Stimulation + Rehab Boosts Arm, Hand Function in Stroke Survivors

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 – Improvements in arm and hand function with vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in combination with rehabilitation are maintained at one-year follow-up in stroke survivors,...

Stroke Recovery Could Depend on Where You Live

FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – For stroke survivors, the relative affluence of their neighborhood could be a factor in how well and how soon they recover, new research shows. Compared to Americans living in...

Neighborhood Gyms Can Be a Lifeline for Stroke Survivors

FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Exercise is crucial to recovering from a stroke, helping victims regain lost physical and mental function. And stroke survivors are more likely to remain physically active --...

Radon Exposure Linked to Increased Risk for Stroke in Women

THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 – Among middle-aged and older women, radon exposure is associated with a moderately increased risk for stroke, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in Neurology....

'Hidden Killer' Radon Could Raise Your Stroke Risk

THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 – Radon, an invisible, naturally occurring radioactive gas, appears to raise a person’s risk of stroke, a new study suggests. Already known as the second leading cause of lung ...

Odds for Dementia Nearly Triple in the Year After a Stroke

THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 – A person's odds for a dementia diagnosis nearly triple in the first year after a stroke, new research shows. This post-stroke spike in dementia risk does subside with time,...

Nerve Zaps Plus Intense Rehab Can Help Stroke Survivors Use Hands, Arms Again

THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 – Losing the use of an arm after a stroke can be devastating, but new research could offer survivors fresh hope. The study found that a combination of targeted brain...

Acupuncture Tied to Improvements in Poststroke Motor Aphasia

FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 – Acupuncture may improve language function in patients with poststroke motor aphasia, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Network Open. Boxuan Li, from the ...

Incidence of Stroke Decreasing in Blacks, Whites in United States

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 – The incidence of stroke is decreasing among Black and White adults in the U.S. population, but disparities persist, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in...

Stroke Hits Black Americans at Younger Ages Than Whites

THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 – Black Americans have strokes nearly a decade younger on average than white people, a new study has found. The study also revealed that Black people consistently had a...

Radon Exposure Linked to CHIP Risk for Women With Ischemic Stroke

THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 – Radon exposure is associated with an increased risk for clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) among postmenopausal women with ischemic stroke, according to...

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