
Attention network plays key role in restoring vision after brain damage
The original article first published on ScienceDaily.com About one third of patients who have suffered a stroke end up with low vision, losing up to half of their visual field. This partial blindness was long considered irreversible, but recent studies have shown that...

Stroke doubles dementia risk, concludes large-scale study
The original article published at ScienceDaily.com People who have had a stroke are around twice as likely to develop dementia, according to the largest study of its kind ever conducted. The University of Exeter Medical School led the study which analysed data on...

‘Good cholesterol’ may not always be good
Published on ScienceDaily.com Postmenopausal factors may have an impact on the heart-protective qualities of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) -- also known as 'good cholesterol' -- according to a study led by researchers in the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School...

Four out of 10 patients with atrial fibrillation have unknown brain damage
Published on ScienceDaily.com Four out of ten patients with atrial fibrillation but no history of stroke or transient ischaemic attack have previously unknown brain damage, according to the first results of the Swiss Atrial Fibrillation Cohort Study (Swiss-AF)...

Study on cross-border healthcare: empowering National Contact Points to help patients exercise their rights
The following content was first published on EU Commission official website According to a recently published study, European patients are still generally unaware of their rights and the possibility to access health services in other EU Member States, as well as of...