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Smoking cannabis may boost risk of stroke by cutting off blood supply...

According to scientists, compounds known as cannabinoids in marijuana may cause blood vessels in the brain to narrow,...

23 Oct 2018 9:48 AM IST

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Are you 'scared to death'? Know how fear affects your body

Here is what a new study has found.

21 Oct 2018 12:52 PM IST

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Bullying, violence at work ups heart disease risk: Study

Here is what a new study has found.

20 Nov 2018 9:22 AM IST

Rigid arteries are an independent predictor of cardiovascular- related disease, death and vitamin D deficiency appears to be a contributor. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vitamin D supplements pointless for preventing heart disease, cancer,...

Study found participants' vitamin D levels had no effects on cancer risk or preventing serious heart issues as heart...

15 Nov 2018 2:11 PM IST

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Overtreating hypothyroidism patients may increase risk of stroke

Here is what a new study has found.

12 Nov 2018 11:17 AM IST

The foods that promote brain health, including vegetables, berries, fish and olive oil, are included in the MIND diet. (Photo: Pixabay)

Stroke survivors can eat their way to better memory, says study

Findings are significant because stroke survivors are twice as likely to develop dementia compared to the general...

29 Jan 2018 9:01 AM IST

Comparing patients with high blood pressure-related brain bleeds to similar people in the same communities without stroke. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eating green leafy vegetables may reduce stroke risk: study

The research was presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2018.

28 Jan 2018 12:23 PM IST

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Working before and after stroke is good for brain health

Previous research has shown stroke greatly increases dementia risk.

26 Jan 2018 4:11 PM IST

Its true that maybe in 50% of the population, a stroke grows very quickly. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study confirms late clot extraction can save brain cells of stroke...

Patients in the trial had a small area of dead brain tissue and a larger area weakened by lack of blood due to a clot.

25 Jan 2018 5:51 PM IST

Tobacco kills about seven million people worldwide every year, according to the World Health Organization. (Photo: Pixabay)

Heart attack risk high with one cigarette a day: study

Tobacco kills about seven million people worldwide every year, according to the World Health Organization.

25 Jan 2018 10:55 AM IST

Researchers show that the odds of stroke are especially high in people age 40 or younger, whose risk are 3.74 times that of peers without a history of shingles (Photo: Pixabay)

Clot extraction after 16 hours can still save brain cells of stroke...

New findings expected to change Heart Association's guidelines, which recommend treatment be given within six hours of...

25 Jan 2018 8:19 AM IST

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Early periods, menopause linked to heart disease: study

The findings are not the first to uncover a link between reproductive factors and cardiovascular diseases.

16 Jan 2018 9:26 AM IST