↑, upregulated by acupuncture; ↓, downregulated by acupuncture. This table summarizes mechanistic evidence derived from experimental models relevant to post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI), ...

Doctors usually focus on a person's average blood pressure, but research increasingly shows that how much blood pressure fluctuates from moment to moment is just as important. Excessive short-term ...

A stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, often striking fast and without warning. Today, we're diving into the anatomy of a stroke to show you exactly what happens in the brain, why it's ...

A long-term study found that women who closely followed a Mediterranean diet had a much lower risk of stroke. The strongest benefits were seen in women who ate more plant-based foods, fish, and olive ...

ABSTRACT: Background: The current thrombolysis guidelines allow only a small number of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients to be treated with Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator (rtPA) known as ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through ...

As stroke risk rises for women as they age — especially after menopause — a new long-term study suggests that what they eat may play a powerful role in lowering that risk. Stroke is a leading cause of ...

A stroke transformed the life of Garrett Mendez when he was 19 years old. It paralysed his whole body. With the support of his family, friends, and the staff at Gaylord Hospital in Connecticut, he ...

6 Nam Dinh University of Nursing, Ninh Binh, Viet Nam Objectives To estimate the healthcare costs associated with post-stroke dysphagia during acute hospitalisation and to identify factors influencing ...

Candice Maenza received salary support from a National Institutes of Health grant. Robert Sainburg receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and ...

A type of therapy that stimulates specific brain pathways with electromagnetic pulses combined with physical therapy significantly reduced overall disability in stroke survivors compared to survivors ...

Novel risk factors for stroke, such as occupation, are increasingly under exploration. We investigate if specific occupational exposures and settings increase the risk of developing small‐vessel ...