Stroke at 34 – Interview with Diana Wong Ramos from Portugal AVC
by Jennifer Thomsen | 17.1.2017 |published on eso-stroke.org Interview with a Stroke Survivor who had stroke at 34 By Francesca Romana Pezzella (Italy) and Anita Arsovska (Macedonia) Diana Wong Ramos is a 39 year old stroke survivor, whom we met during the SAFE...
The lasting effects of ministrokes may contribute to dementia
Evidence overwhelmingly supports a link between cognitive decline (including dementia) and cerebrovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, arteriolosclerosis, and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Not only do individuals with cerebrovascular diseases have a much higher...
Classic video game system used to improve understanding of the brain
Researchers use Donkey Kong video game to help guide new approaches in neuroscience The complexity of neural networks makes them difficult to analyze, but human made computing systems should be simpler to understand. In a study published in PLOS Computational Biology,...
People with forms of early-onset Parkinson’s disease and Vitamin B3 diet
People with certain forms of early-onset Parkinson's disease may benefit from boosting the amount of niacin in their diet, according to new research from the University of Leicester. Niacin, or Vitamin B3, is found in a variety of foods, including nuts and meat. The...
European response to chronic diseases – the role of civil society
Published on ncdalliance.org Brussels, Belgium - On the 12th and 13th of December 2016, the NCD Alliance and the European Chronic Disease Alliance (ECDA) co-organised a European meeting on the role of civil society in the regional response to NCDs. The meeting,...
