Sentences with phrase «also lead to a stroke»

Brain injury can also lead to a stroke, causing paralysis to one side of the body.

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Substandard sleep not only has ties to Alzheimer's disease, stroke, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, but it can also lead to risky decisions and memory problems.

Untreated, high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) can lead to heart attack and stroke.

ALSO Australian Jarrod Moseley made up five strokes in the final round to beat Ernie Els at the Heineken Classic in Perth, one year and six days after Els blew an eight - shot lead over Tiger Woods in the final round of the Johnnie Walker Classic.

This will be remembered as the Masters Ed Sneed lost as much as the or Fuzzy Zoeller won, for Sneed not only had that three - shot lead on Zoeller and Watson with three holes to play, but he also had six strokes on Zoeller and at least five on everybody else at the start of the day.

Gently stroking and massaging your baby's skin can not only help boost relaxation, but it may also lead to better sleep and ease or stop crying.

Ablation also led to an 11 percent reduction in risk for health care for AF but only a negligible drop in risk for acute stroke.

It can also lead to life - threatening health issues, including hypertension and stroke.

The new findings suggest that manipulation of NAD could lead to a future therapy for acute kidney injury and also raise the possibility that mitochondrial injury and deficiency in NAD might underlie other types of organ damage, including damage that can lead to stroke or heart attack.

High blood pressure is a leading risk factor for heart attack and stroke and is also a significant public health burden, costing the United States about $ 110 billion in direct and indirect costs in 2015, according to American Heart Association estimates.

However, HRT also led to eight more breast cancer cases, eight more strokes, and 18 more episodes of hazardous blood clots for every 10,000 women using Prempro each year.

«Physical activity is extremely helpful for stroke survivors for a number of reasons, and our findings suggest that this may also be a good strategy to promote cognitive recovery after stroke» said lead author Lauren E. Oberlin, a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh.

The findings may lead to better understanding of how brain processes are disrupted in stroke patients with aphasia and also address theories about the overall operation of the brain.

As in prior studies among older adults, we found that obesity was associated with a decreased risk of dementia, consistent with the hypothesis that, while obesity in mid-life may increase risk for later - life cognitive decline and dementia, obesity at older ages may be associated with cognitive and other health advantages.25 - 27 The trend toward a declining risk for dementia in the face of a large increase in the prevalence of diabetes suggests that improvements in treatments between 2000 and 2012 may have decreased dementia risk, along with the documented declines in the incidence of common diabetes - related complications, such as heart attack, stroke, and amputations.11 Our finding of a significant decline between 2000 and 2012 of the heart disease - related OR for dementia would also be consistent with improved cardiovascular treatments leading to a decline in dementia risk.

Kessler is proud to be part of one only nine federally - designated Model Systems for the treatment and research of both spinal cord and brain injuries, a distinction shared with Kessler Foundation, and also leads the field in the care of individuals with stroke, neurologic diseases, amputation, orthopedic trauma, cancer and cardiac conditions.

We are also examining the genetics and functional genomics of atrial fibrillation, a common arrhythmia that often leads to strokes.

Eventually the deposited cholesterol hardens into a plaque, which can rupture and lead to the blood clots that cause heart attacks and strokes — an event that inflammation also appears to help along.

It also helps to stabilize your mood and energy levels, promotes better sleep and can help prevent cancer, heart disease and stroke, which are the top three leading causes of death.

Over time, the combination of excess weight and repetitive head trauma can lead to an increased risk of stroke and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also known as «boxer's dementia.»

Vitamin K also prevents calcium build - up in our tissue that can lead to cardiovascular disease and stroke and is a key nutrient that regulates inflammation in the body.

In addition to dropping weight, patients are likely to experience improved overall health and a reduction in those conditions that lead to stroke and cardiac events, including hypertension and diabetes, while also reducing the reliance on medications to control those conditions, Ryder said.

The 2012 Nutrition study15 also concluded that the low intake of sulfur amino acids by vegetarians and vegans explains the origin of hyperhomocysteinemia (high blood levels of homocysteine, which may lead to blood clots in your arteries — i.e. heart attack and stroke) and the increased vulnerability of vegetarians to cardiovascular diseases.

For example, chronically inflamed blood vessels lead to heart attacks and strokes; also, a good deal of evidence exists that some cancers are caused by chronic inflammation

This can also lead to blood clots, which block blood flow and cause heart attack or stroke.

Oral steroids can increase the level of the low - density lipoprotein or LDL and also decreases the level of high - density lipoprotein or HDL which means it increases the risk of atherosclerosis — a condition where fatty substances block the blood flow in the arteries that can also lead to heart attacks and stroke when it reaches the brain.

Ginger also fights cancer, reduces cholesterol, and prevents blood clots that lead to strokes or heart disease.

Garlic is also used to help prevent atherosclerosis (plaque build up in the arteries causing blockage and possibly leading to heart attack or stroke), reduce colds, coughs and bronchitis.

Heart disease such as weakened heart muscle, pericarditis, bradycardia, arrhythmias, heart block, and tachycardia can also lead to low blood pressure as the heart is unable to maintain the stroke volume to supply adequate blood flow to the body.

Other areas may be affected by blockages which may also lead to heart attacks and strokes.

Not only do NSAIDs significantly increase risk of stroke, heart attack, and cardiovascular mortality, but they also perpetuate mucosal damage and leaky gut, the precursor to autoimmune disease, and lead to derangements in the commensal flora of the microbiome (Trelle et al., 2011; Marlicz et al., 2014).

Nitric oxide also helps prevent clot formation and plaque buildup on artery walls that can lead to a heart attack or stroke.

Bacteria are also known to cause the formation of blood clots that can damage the heart and lead to heart failure and stroke.

Also, a ball is too enclosed and doesn't provide enough air circulation which can lead to heat stroke — the condition is often fatal for guinea pigs.

It may also possibly reduce blood clots that lead to strokes and heart attacks.

Also, as is being reported from Japan, air conditioning is a life saver during hot summers, and energy - conservation efforts related to the precautionary shutdown of many of the country's nuclear power plants appear to have led to a surge in deaths from heat stroke.

It will also work to identify atrial defibrillation, a leading cause of stroke.