A Cure for Diabetes?
American Technion Society via Newswise – A novel approach to treating type 2 diabetes is being developed at the Technion. The disease, caused by insulin resistance and reduction of cells’ ability to…
People Living at Higher Altitudes Have a Lower Risk of Stroke and Stroke-Related Death, Finds Study
Frontiers via News-Medical – The study is the first to examine the incidence of stroke-related hospitalization and death in people living at four different elevations in Ecuador, and includes data…
What Are Ideal Blood Sugar Levels for Preventing Repeat Strokes, Heart Attacks?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) via Newswise – MINNEAPOLIS – Blood sugar control has always been important for people with diabetes when it comes to preventing a stroke. But a new study…
Research Reveals Link Between Widespread Pain and Heightened Risk of Dementia, Stroke
British Medical Journal via News-Medical – Widespread pain is linked to a heightened risk of all types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, and stroke finds research published online in the journal…
Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Increased Risk of Second Stroke, Death
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) via Newswise – People with larger waistlines, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome may be at higher risk for having…
Excessive Body Fat Can Increase the Risk of Dementia
University of South Australia via News-Medical – It’s the global epidemic that affects two in every five adults, but as obesity continues to expand waistlines worldwide, researchers at the University of…
Neurosurgery Team Performs Groundbreaking Laser Hemispherectomy on Child with Epilepsy
University of Chicago Medical Center via Newswise – For only the second time in the world, doctors at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital and the Department of Neurosurgery…
How Bathing in a Tub for 10 Minutes Changes Your Mindset (& Much More!)
Leah Zerbe, MS, NASM-CPT, NASM-CES via Dr. Axe – There is something so therapeutic about slowing down and taking a warm bath, but the benefits of bathing in a tub go…
Hold the Fries! Fried Foods Increase the Risk of MULTIPLE Chronic Diseases, Lead to Deadly Heart Disease
Lori Alton via NaturalHealth365 – Whether served as buckets of fried chicken, piles of French fries, bags of potato chips, or platters of breaded fish and shrimp, there’s no denying that…
SPRINT Study Confirms Controlled Blood Pressure Important in Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center via EurekAlert – CLEVELAND – Follow-up data from the landmark SPRINT study of the effect of high blood pressure on cardiovascular disease have confirmed that aggressive…
Cocoa Can Protect Against Stress-Induced Cardiac Events
Lori Alton via NaturalHealth365 – Stress might be a normal, unavoidable part of life – but that fact doesn’t lessen the harm it causes to our bodies. Mental stress can send…
Healthy Plant-Based Diet Associated With Lower Stroke Risk
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health via EurekAlert – Boston, MA – People who eat diets with higher amounts of healthy plant-based foods and lower amounts of less-healthy plant-based foods…
Aged Garlic Banishes Arterial Plague and Stops Heart Disease, Study Claims
Lori Alton via NaturalHealth365 – According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease, affecting over 18…
Scientists Discover New Way to Diagnose Neurological Conditions
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Using algorithms to analyze electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns could rapidly diagnose brain blood vessel pathology indicating the potential for Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury and…
High Blood Pressure Symptoms You Can Reverse Naturally
Dr. Josh Axe, DC, DMN, CNS – What if I told you that a health condition affects about 72 million — or one out of every three — American adults under…
