Plant-based diet shown to lower blood pressure
A diet rich in plant-based foods can include a limited amount of animal products and still improve blood pressure, new…
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Make May Purple for the Stroke Association
https://youtu.be/rjwWBahKQjk Make May Purple is the Stroke Association fundraising and awareness campaign that coincides with National Stroke Awareness month. The…
Covid-19: Stroke clot buster drugs
Stroke clot buster drugs could be harnessed to tackle COVID-19. A drug commonly used to treat patients suffering from strokes…
Gum Disease Doubles Stroke Risk
A new study has found that people with gum disease are around twice as likely to have a stroke. Researchers…
New drug alternative to statins
A new class of oral cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins due to side effects, according to…
Global analysis of deaths from chronic diseases
Most nations falling short of UN targets to cut premature deaths from chronic diseases. People in the UK, US and China…
Mediterranean diet may reduce stroke in women
Following a Mediterranean-style diet may reduce stroke risk in women over 40 but not in men – according to new…
Insomnia likely effect of stroke
Stroke patients experience sustained problems with insomnia potentially reducing their ability to relearn key skills and putting them at increased…
Balloon Buddies video game to aid rehabilitation
A video game that enables healthy volunteers to play with patients who have physical impairments may improve their rehabilitation, suggests…
Self-monitoring to reduce risk of AF-related stroke
AF or ‘atrial fibrillation’ is the most common heart rhythm disorder, and is a leading cause of AF-related stroke. AF…
How to do the FAST test by The Stroke Association
https://youtu.be/-8saTsVFFr4 How to do the FAST test video runs through each stage of the FAST test to help you identify…
Gaming for stronger arms
Every year in the UK around 100,000 new cases of stroke with arm weakness are diagnosed. An even larger number of people…