Stroke Articles & Stories

Ice Cream's Effect On The Brain

Your brain may be to blame for interfering with your best efforts to stop indulging in scoop after scoop of ice cream or even that extra burger. Research appearing in The Journal of Clinical Investigation suggests that fat from certain foods we eat goes directly to our brain before it targets ... Read More

Mechanics of Sleep Apnea Show Why It's Perilous

Sleep apnea – in which a sleeping person repeatedly ceases breathing for intervals – restricts the brain’s blood flow and raises its blood pressure, eventually disrupting the brain’s ability to control these dynamics and shield itself from damage, a recent study showed... Read More

Compound in Indian Curry Attenuates Strokes

Curry may also be a pharmaceutical. Research that's being conducted at the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine is showing that curcumin, the biologically active compound in curry's main spice, turmeric, can diminish the size of blood clots in the brain. These clots form when a blood... Read More

How Sleep Apnea Can Cause a Stroke

Obstructive sleep apnea decreases blood flow to the brain and causes changes in the brain that increase sufferers' risk of suffering from a stroke or dying in their sleep, according to a study published by The American Physiological Society. The decreased blood flow to the brain causes elevate... Read More

Expert Commentary: Steven Park, M.D. 3/9/2010

We know a lot about the molecular and biochemical processes that occur with Alzheimer's Disease. Autopsy studies show amyloid plaque deposition and neurofibrilary tangles. About 5% are hereditary, and the rest are spontaneous. There are different types of dementia, of which vascular dementia i... Read More

Biomaterial Gel Can Spark Brain Tissue Regeneration

Brain tissue may be able to regenerate at the site of a traumatic brain injury through use of an injectable biomaterial gel, according to research conducted by a Clemson University engineer. Assistant professor of bioengineering, Ning Zhang, has demonstrated that the biomaterial gel composed o... Read More

Metabolic Abnormalities Linked to a Form of Dementia

The condition known as metabolic syndrome – a group of abnormalities that opens the door to heart disease and diabetes – appears to be linked with an amplified risk of developing so-called vascular dementia , but not Alzheimer’s disease, a recent study revealed. Vascular... Read More

A Potential Cure for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Deep cerebral stimulation with microelectrodes in very tiny, specific target areas of the brain produce a dramatic improvement in many of those who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), results of a recent clinical trial show. OCD can devastate people's lives by consuming them with... Read More

Women in Red Attract Men More

In a study that has powerful implications for dating, the fashion industry, product design and marketing, the color red was shown to distinctly boost men's attraction to the opposite sex. "It's fascinating to find that something as ubiquitous as color can be having an effect on our behavior w... Read More

Five Healthful Brain Exercises

Doctors repeatedly counsel that we should be greatly concerned about maintaining muscle mass and building aerobic (heart and lung) health as we age. But just as important, many say, is to work on the health of our brains. As Americans live longer and longer in this, the 21st century, the thre... Read More