Heart attack risk higher for women whose mothers had strokes
February 2nd, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) Women whose mothers are victims of stroke are at a far higher risk of a heart attack.
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Mother’s stroke history ‘can help predict daughter’s heart attack risk’
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): A new research has suggested that a mother's stroke history can help predict her daughter's risk of heart attack.If you're a woman and your mother had a stroke, ... Read more...
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Stimulating fingers, lips and face could prevent strokes
July 14th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 14 (ANI): A good massage, listening to a song or otherwise stimulating the right nerve endings could prevent strokes, if a discovery in rats could be translated in humans, revealed ... Read more...
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Synthetic peptide may repair, regenerate stroke-injured brain tissue
June 2nd, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): A synthetic version of a naturally occurring peptide may be able to create new blood vessels and repair damaged nerve cells in lab animals, according to researchers."This successful ... Read more...
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Opioid-induced hibernation found to protect rats against stroke
June 17th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 17 (ANI): Inducing hibernation among rats using an opioid drug has been found to reduce the damage caused by an artificial stroke in the animals, say US researchers.Writing about ... Read more...
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