stroke; cerebrovascular accident; CVA; cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

Brain Stim Offers No Benefit for Post-Stroke Hand Function

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Reevaluating Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Stroke Rehabilitation Recent research presented at the International Stroke Conference has revealed a surprising finding: adding transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) does not enhance motor recovery post-stroke. Despite using doses up to 4 mA, the added stimulation showed no significant advantage over placebo. … Read more

Feb 07 2025 This Week in Cardiology

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Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: A Global Health Challenge Recent studies have shed light on the global burden of disease attributed to sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), emphasizing their role in the rising cases of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) worldwide. A Nature Medicine paper, involving data from nearly 3 million individuals across 118 countries, attributes more … Read more

Jan 24 2025 This Week in Cardiology

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Emerging Trends in Cardiology: A Closer Look at Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Tricuspid Valve Interventions, and More Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) Evolving Trends Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH), once a daunting diagnosis for cardiologists, has seen significant progress over the decades. The use of advanced observational data, such as the national Danish Health Registry study from 1978 to 2021, highlights … Read more

Parental Divorce in Childhood Linked With Adult Stroke Risk

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Parental Divorce: A New Stroke Risk Factor? A groundbreaking study published in PLOS One suggests that experiencing parental divorce in childhood significantly elevates the risk of stroke in older adults, highlighting an urgent need for healthcare professionals to acknowledge this potential risk factor. Led by Dr. Esme Fuller-Thomson of the University of Toronto, the research … Read more

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