Stroke risk higher for younger than older pregnant women
Written by Honor Whiteman Published on https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ Older women are usually considered at greater risk of pregnancy complications than younger women. However, when it comes to stroke during pregnancy, a new study suggests it is younger women who...
New Hope for Stroke Recovery: Retrain the brain and regain independence
The article published on https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/ While more people are surviving strokes, many still face long-term disability. But Johns Hopkins research finds promising ways to retrain the brain and regain independence. Here’s what experts have learned...
Ischemic stroke risk linked to traumatic brain injury (TBI), independent of other factors
By: Emily Lunardo | Heart Health | Thursday, November 03, 2016 - 12:30 PM Ischemic stroke risk is linked to traumatic brain injury (TBI), independent of other factors. Lead study author James F. Burke explained, “Both stroke and traumatic brain injury are common,...
Eating one egg a day may lower risk of stroke
"An egg a day can cut chances of suffering a fatal stroke," The Times reports. A new review of existing data covering around 300,000 people suggests eating up to one egg a day may lower stroke risk; but not the risk of heart disease. The health effects of eggs have...
The terrorist inside my husband’s brain
Please read below a touching story "The terrorist inside my husband's brain" from Susan Schneider Williams, BFA, wife of late actor Robin Williams who took his own life as a result of a heavy struggle with a brain disease called Lewy body disease (LBD). This story was...
