Sentences with phrase «disease leading to stroke»

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Other than accidents and suicides, the top 10 leading causes of death encompass stroke, Alzheimer's, diabetes, the flu and pneumonia, and kidney disease, according to the Centers for Disease Controldisease, according to the Centers for Disease ControlDisease Control (CDC).

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.

«Too many New Yorkers are at risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke due to high sodium intake, and this saltshaker will help New Yorkers make better decisions about their diet — ultimately leading to a healthier and quite possibly a longer life.»

Chronic high blood pressure plays havoc on the whole body and can lead to cardiovascular disease, stroke, and dementia.

Pumpkin seeds are B - vitamin (needed for cell metabolism) and magnesium (playing a role in maintaining strong bones and reducing risk of metabolic syndrome — i.e. what can lead to heart diseases, stroke, and hypertension) powerhouses.

With that comes the higher risk of high blood pressure which leads to heart disease and stroke, two leading causes of death in the United States.

This move has been decried by many health advocates, including the American Heart Association, which said in a press release, «Children who eat high levels of sodium are about 35 percent more likely to have elevated blood pressure, which can ultimately lead to heart disease or stroke.

They basically raise the «bad» LDL cholesterol and decrease the «good» HDL cholesterol in the blood which can lead to heart disease and stroke.

Following the recent celebration of World Heart Day on 29th September, Philips has announced a partnership with the World Heart Federation (the world's only global body dedicated to leading the fight against heart disease and stroke), to further enhance its commitment to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and to help people improve their heart health.

Diabetes is a serious condition, which if left untreated can lead to life threatening complications such as heart disease, stroke, lower limb amputation and blindness.

If diabetes is not well managed, it can lead to serious and life threatening complications such as heart and kidney disease, stroke, amputation and blindness.

«Prediabetes is often a pre-cursor to Type 2 diabetes which can lead to a shortened life expectancy and devastating complications such as heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and amputation.

«New Yorkers deserve to know a whole day's worth of sodium could be in one menu item, and too much sodium could lead to detrimental health problems, like high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke,» de Blasio said in a statement released after the decision.

Obesity is in fact thought to cause this disease which can in turn lead to heart disease, strokes and even limb amputation due to poor circulation.

To answer these questions, a team of MUSC investigators led by stroke neurologist and physician - scientist Wayne Feng, M.D., MS, attempted something that has never before been tried — they directly measured tDCS - generated EFs in vivo using deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrodes that were already implanted in patients with Parkinson's disease.

In blood diseases such as essential thrombocythemia, too many platelets can lead to clogging of the blood vessels, causing clots, heart attack or strokes.

Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors — high blood pressure, high blood sugar, unhealthy cholesterol levels and abdominal fat — that double the risk of blood vessel and heart disease, which can lead to heart attacks and strokes.

Large amounts of sodium stored in the skin, especially in older individuals, can lead to high blood pressure and increase the risk for heart disease and stroke.

Such physical activity leads to a higher metabolism and better circulation, reducing the risk of conditions and diseases common in older age such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and strokes.

«This study, carried out using laboratory rats modeling stroke, demonstrated that ischemic stroke — in both its subacute and chronic stages — damages the BSCB in a variety of ways, creating a toxic environment in the spinal cord that can lead to further disability and exacerbate disease pathology,» said study lead author Dr. Svitlana Garbuzova - Davis, associate professor in USF's Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair.

«Stroke damages blood - spinal cord barrier, researchers find: Stroke's long - term effects on blood - spinal cord barrier can lead to «an increasingly toxic environment» in spinal cord and «significant input on disease pathology».»

Her health is not good, but by injecting insulin twice a day and taking a handful of oral medications, she has avoided the worst complications of diabetes: kidney disease, heart attack, stroke, blindness, and chronic infections that lead to foot amputation.

Excess dietary salt can lead to high blood pressure, and an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and kidney disease, as well as to other health problems.

«Vascular disease in the brain — a series of strokes — can lead to dementia.»

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. and a major cause of adult disability.

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association today released a new clinical practice guideline for the treatment of blood cholesterol in people at high risk for cardiovascular diseases caused by atherosclerosis, or hardening and narrowing of the arteries, that can lead to heart attack, stroke or death.

Research primarily funded by the Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) and the National Institutes of Neurological Disease and Stroke (NINDS), and published in the journal Nature reveals important information that could lead to new treatment approaches.

«ELITE provides proof of concept and first direct evidence from human investigation that timing of hormone therapy is imperative for success in the prevention of atherosclerosis progression, the primary underlying pathway that leads to heart disease and stroke,» Hodis added.

Exposure in humans can lead to heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and other health problems.

Even when it doesn't lead to diabetes, which kills a million people annually, high blood sugar causes 2.2 million deaths globally from heart disease and stroke every year, Ezzati and his colleagues observe in another report from the same Lancet.

The WHO study, one of a collection of articles in a special issue of the journal devoted to women's health beyond reproduction, found that the leading causes of death of women aged 50 years and older worldwide are cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke) and cancers, but that in developing countries these deaths occur at earlier ages than in the rich world.

A reduction in blood pressure leads to a reduction in mortality caused by stroke or coronary heart disease — so changing your diet to include more meat, fish, dairy produce and pulses could help both prevent and treat the condition.

The force of that blood flow helps keep the cells that line the blood vessels, called endothelial cells, healthy; when blood flow is disrupted, such as during surgical procedures or a stroke, the vessels start to leak, which can cause a host of inflammatory responses that lead to cell damage and disease.

These adrenal gland tumors are often benign, but they can become malignant, and in some cases lead to life - threatening hypertension, arrhythmia, and stroke, but it's not clear which tumors will become metastatic because of the disease's rarity and complex biology.

It boosts your risks of several disorders, including atherosclerosis, which can lead to heart disease and stroke.

Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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.

These findings have led Shatz and others into a new line of research on the role of MHC molecules in learning and memory, and how they may contribute to conditions such as stroke damage, Alzheimer's disease, autism and schizophrenia.

This disorder affects one in three American adults and can lead to heart disease and stroke, the first and third leading causes of death in the United States.

Thanks to an $ 11 million grant awarded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Gan will lead a collaboration among national scientists to study how the protein tau affects neurons in the brain and how it causes disease, particularly frontotemporal dementia.

In 1998, with the establishment of the Dana Brain - Body Institute, Mr. Mahoney turned the Foundation's attention to the relationship between the brain and the three leading killers in the United States: cancer, stroke and heart disease, supporting research on the interrelationship between the brain and these terrible diseases.

Previous research has found that coffee is packed with antioxidants, which helps with blood vessel health and lowers inflammation, leading to a decreased risk of health problems like heart disease and stroke.

High blood pressure can lead to serious long - term health problems and greatly increases the risk of stroke and heart disease.

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.

Eventually this can lead to other complications such as heart disease and stroke.

This leads to an increase in blood pressure, which then ups your risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney damage, and other serious health problems.

- High blood pressure (Hypertension) is a serious condition that can lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, and other health problems.

The problem with that: Smokers with diabetes face higher risk for heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, vision problems, and nerve damage and reduced blood flow to the legs and feet that can lead to slow - healing sores, infections and even amputation.

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.