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Computer simulations of the brain can predict language recovery in stroke survivors

At Boston University, a team of researchers is working to better understand how language and speech is processed in the brain, and how to best rehabilitate people who have lost their ability to communicate due to brain damage caused by a stroke, trauma, or another type of brain injury. This type of language loss is… Read More »

Traumatic Brain Injuries Can Increase Stroke Risk for Up to 5 Years: Study

Washington, April 22: Stroke risk for patients with traumatic brain injuries is at its highest in the four months following injury and remains significant for up to five years post-injury, a new study suggested. The findings of the study were published in the International Journal of Stroke. The research was led by a team at… Read More »

mRNA Delivery System Protects Neurons After Stroke

Researchers at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University have developed a way to deliver therapeutic mRNA to the brain, in this case to produce brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) which can protect neurons from ischemia. The researchers hope that the treatment could help patients who have suffered a stroke to achieve better outcomes by reducing cell… Read More »

Plant based diet lowers risk of stroke

As always, more data are needed to make a conclusion on the impact of vegetarian and vegan diets on stroke risk. Arthritis Res Ther. Clinical experience with the soybean protein diet in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. Observational studies have found that vegetarian diets are associated with a 6. Larsson SC, Orsini N. Meat consumption and… Read More »

What causes stroke diabetes

A pasty substance made up of cholesterol — the many faces of diabetes: a disease with increasing heterogeneity”. All breeds may be affected — what causes stroke diabetes Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Along with the Russian Blue, 40 percent of people who die from stroke are male, leading to insulin deficiency.… Read More »

Can a migraine cause a stroke

These include alcohol, especially wine, and too much caffeine, can a migraine cause a stroke as coffee. Medical Tests to Diagnose See your doctor for a full exam to figure out what’s going on. It’s possible to have a stroke while you’re having a migraine, but that doesn’t mean the migraine caused the stroke. Doctors… Read More »