Frankel's BIOSIS research team is using blood samples from these same patients to continue learning more about the molecular biology of stroke to predict
risk of a stroke occurring in the future.
Not exact matches
Since our launch in August 2000, MomsTEAM has been educating parents, coaches, athletic trainers and players on the dangers
of heat illness, how to prevent exertional heat
stroke - particularly among football players who are most at
risk during pre-season practice - and how heat
stroke should be treated if and when it
occurs.
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster
of conditions — increased blood pressure, a high blood sugar level, excess body fat around the waist or abnormal cholesterol levels — that
occur together, increasing the
risk of heart disease,
stroke and diabetes.
If this increases the
risk of stroke remains to be elucidated, as the number
of strokes that
occur on days with major matches is not significantly higher than on days when no football is played.
Johns Hopkins researchers, working with mice, say they have identified a chemical compound that reduces the
risk of dangerous, potentially
stroke - causing blood vessel spasms that often
occur after the rupture
of a bulging vessel in the brain.
Statins, prescribed to lower cholesterol and reduce
risks of heart attacks and
strokes, seem to diminish inflammation that
occurs after people breathe airborne particles
«We don't know specifically how frequently they have to
occur to really create a significant
risk for
stroke, but in general, if these migraines with visual auras are very frequent, the
risk of stroke is higher.»
Currently, brain scans help doctors know when a
stroke has
occurred, and also contain information on whether a
stroke survivor may be at
risk of developing cognitive problems or dementia.
The approach is based on the growing body
of evidence showing that there is a long build - up (pre-clinical phase) to CVD, and that most heart attacks and
strokes occur in people who are in the «intermediate»
risk category.
It
occurs most often in people over 60 years
of age and increases the
risk of stroke and heart failure.
Since high levels
of homocysteine are associated with an increased
risk for atherosclerosis, diabetic heart disease, heart attack, and
stroke, it's a good idea to be sure that your diet contains plenty
of vitamin B12 to help keep homocysteine levels low (homocysteine is also associated with osteoporosis, and a recent study found that osteoporosis
occurred more frequently among women whose vitamin B12 status was deficient or marginal compared with those who had normal B12 status.)
Results: During a median follow - up time
of 15.8 years (153,103 person years at
risk), 1338 incident cases
of fatal / non-fatal CVD
occurred (672 fatal / non-fatal MI, 545
stroke and 302 HF).
This could mean the compound has potential to be used as a dietary supplement for treating Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, which is group
of conditions such as high blood pressure and elevated insulin levels that
occur together and increase a person's
risk of heart disease,
stroke and diabetes.
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster
of conditions — increased blood pressure, a high blood sugar or insulin level, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol levels — that
occur together, increasing your
risk of heart disease,
stroke and diabetes.