
Sleeping less than 6 hours and heart disease, stroke – deadly combo
First published on ScienceDaily.com Middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke could be at high risk for cancer and early death when sleeping less than six hours per day, according to new research published in the Journal of...

Cerebral reperfusion of reading network predicts recovery of reading ability after stroke
First published on ScienceDaily.com A team of New Jersey stroke researchers has linked recovery of reading and language competence with cerebral blood flow in the left reading network. Their findings may contribute to new approaches to identifying and treating reading...

Cardiovigilance in atrial fibrillation – primordial to quinary prevention intervention
Source: European Journal of Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology. 2019;5(2):77–81 Authors: Kamal Kishor , Devendra Bisht , Sanjay Kalra Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the major causes of stroke, heart failure, sudden death and cardiovascular morbidity in...

Why only some post-stroke survivors can ‘copy what I say’
First published on ScienceDaily.com In an article in Brain, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and elsewhere report which brain regions must be intact in stroke survivors with aphasia if they are to perform well in a speech entrainment...

Advanced MRI brain scan may help predict stroke-related dementia
First published on ScienceDaily.com An advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain scan analysis in patients with stroke-related, small vessel disease helped predict problems with thinking, memory and even dementia, according to new research published in Stroke, a...