(Artur Plawgo/Science Photo Library via Getty Images) Bone marrow transplants may prevent or improve blood vessel damage in the brains of adults with sickle cell disease, new research suggests, offering a potentially promising treatment for people at high risk of stroke because of the inherited blood cell disorder. Sickle cell disease is characterized by abnormally…
(Jolygon/iStock via Getty Images) In highly developed countries, Indigenous populations may have a higher rate of stroke, according to new research that highlights a dire need for more data and well-designed studies. Each year, nearly 12 million people worldwide have a stroke, which takes place when a vessel carrying blood to the brain is blocked…
(mathisworks/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images) A genetic score may be able to identify higher stroke risk – but only for people living in the most privileged neighborhoods, according to new research that highlights inequities related to wealth and health. Researchers looked at acute ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke. It is caused by…
(Gorica Poturak/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español Women who have pregnancy-related health problems face an increased risk for having a stroke much earlier in life than their peers with uncomplicated pregnancies, a risk that climbs with each complicated pregnancy, new research suggests. The findings, which will be presented Feb. 8 at the American Stroke…
(gorodenkoff/iStock via Getty Images) Intensively lowering blood pressure may lead to structural changes in the brain that help it clear away toxins and other byproducts, potentially reducing the risk for dementia, new research suggests. This is the first study to look at whether intensive blood pressure treatment can slow or reverse the volume of brain…
(shironosov/iStock via Getty Images) People discharged from the hospital after having sepsis face an increased risk of dying or returning to the hospital within 12 years because of a stroke, heart disease or other medical condition, new research suggests. They also faced an especially high risk for developing heart failure, compared to people who didn’t…
(spkphotostock/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español When a heart stops, seconds matter. But too often, when someone has a cardiac arrest away from a hospital, people in a position to help don’t. Misunderstandings about CPR can keep people from acting. That costs lives. We asked experts to help clear things up. You can’t wait….