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Tens Of Thousands of Heart Attacks, Strokes Could Be Prevented With Cholesterol Lowering Medications
WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 — Tens of thousands of people suffer needless heart attacks and strokes every year because they aren’t taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, a new study says. More than 39,000 dea...
Brain Age Gap May Mediate Influence of Cognitive Impairment Risk Factors
TUESDAY, June 24, 2025 – The brain age gap (BAG) plays a role in mediating the influence of cognitive impairment risk factors on cognitive function, especially among individuals with high...
Talk Therapy Eases Depression, Anxiety In Stroke Survivors
WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 — Talk therapy can help stroke survivors who are in the throes of depression or anxiety, a new study says. About half of patients (49%) fully recovered from a post-stroke m...
Accelerated Biological Aging Tied To Dementia, Stroke Risk
THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 — A hallmark of accelerated aging appears to be linked to an increased risk of dementia and stroke, a new study says. Shorter telomere length in a person’s white blood cells is...
Talking Therapy Reduces Depression, Anxiety Symptoms in Stroke Survivors
THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 – For stroke survivors, talking therapy is associated with moderate reductions in depression and large reductions in anxiety symptoms, according to a study published online...
There's A Better Clot-Preventing Option Than Aspirin, Researchers Say
FRIDAY, June 6, 2025 — There’s a better option than daily aspirin to protect heart patients with a stent against dangerous blood clots, a new study found. A class of drugs called P2Y12 inhibitors tha...
Longer In-Bed Time Linked to Small Vessel Disease Burden in TIA/Mild Stroke
FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 – For adult patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA)/mild stroke, disturbed sleep is associated with greater cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) burden and worse cognitive...
Poor Sleep Sign Of Brain Problems After Mild Stroke
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 — Difficulty sleeping after a mild stroke could be a sign of continuing brain health problems in some people, a new study says. Stroke victims who spent more time in bed s...
Intravenous Tenecteplase Beneficial Before Endovascular Thrombectomy
FRIDAY, May 23, 2025 – For patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large-vessel occlusion who present within 4.5 hours, intravenous tenecteplase before endovascular thrombectomy is associated...
'Mini-Strokes' Linked To Long-Lasting Fatigue
THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 — A temporary “mini-stroke” can have a lasting effect on the victim’s life for as much as a year, a new study says. Prolonged fatigue is common in people who’ve suffered a trans...
Pathological Fatigue Common Up to 12 Months After TIA
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 – Pathological fatigue is common up to 12 months after a diagnosis of transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to a study published online May 14 in Neurology. Birgitte...
Down Syndrome Patients Have Higher Stroke, Heart Attack Risk
THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 – People with Down syndrome have a much higher risk of stroke than people without the genetic disorder, a new study says. Down syndrome patients have a 5.14 times higher risk...
Shingles Vaccine Could Protect Heart Health
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 — The shingles vaccine has benefits that stretch beyond protecting older adults from the painful skin condition, a new study says. Folks who get the shingles jab have a 23% l...
Early Combination of Lipid-Lowering Therapy Beneficial After Myocardial Infarction
MONDAY, April 28, 2025 – For patients with myocardial infarction (MI), early oral combination lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) is beneficial, according to a study published online in the April 22 issue...
Microplastics Could Be Contributing To Clogged Arteries
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 — Microplastics could be contributing to clogged arteries, increasing people’s risk of heart attack or stroke, a new study says. Fatty plaques in neck arteries can contain mo...