Depression’s severity determines risk of heart disease, stroke
The more severe a resident’s depression, the greater the odds they will experience heart disease and stroke, new research has found.
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Insomnia symptoms linked to multiple cardiovascular diseases
Addressing tenacious cases of insomnia may help residents prevent stroke, heart attack and other cerebral and cardiovascular diseases.
Residents who regain weight forfeit diabetes improvements
People with diabetes who regained lost weight forfeited their lowered risk for stroke and heart disease, a Tufts University study has found.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, October 3
Elderly at high risk for thiopurine side effects in IBD treatment … Stroke incidence rates decline among older adults … FODMAPs diet eases symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease
Clinical Briefs for Friday, September 27
More stroke survivors should take statins: study … Artificial intelligence helps scientists predict depression outcomes … Inflammation the likely culprit in gene linked to Parkinson’s, Crohn’s and leprosy … Parkinson’s differs in men and women: estrogen may be the reason
New strategy for reducing stroke risk: speak up
Keeping quiet may be bad for cardiovascular health. A new study has linked inhibited self-expression with plaque buildup in the carotid arteries.
Stroke patients regain walking symmetry, speed with new therapeutic shoe
A therapeutic shoe that helps stroke patients regain walking skills is expected to become commercially available this year.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, September 18
Alzheimer’s trial drugs improve memory, prevent brain changes in mice … Bone marrow cell treatment ‘safe and feasible’ in stroke patients … Exercise could slow withering effects of Alzheimer’s
Clinical Briefs for Friday, September 13
Brain reorganizes itself during specific stroke rehabilitation … What multilingual nuns can tell us about dementia … Rates of type 2 diabetes falling in high-income countries … Advanced MRI scan may help predict stroke-related dementia
Less TV watching can lead to more years free of heart disease, stroke
People who watch less television live about two and a half years longer than their peers who watch more, a decades-long study has found.
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