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- Levels of select vitamins & minerals in pregnancy may be linked to lower midlife BP riskon March 6, 2025 at 9:00 pm
Research Highlights: Higher levels of the minerals copper and manganese in pregnant women were associated with lower blood pressure and a reduced risk of developing high blood pressure decades later, according to a long-term study of women in ...
- High BP may develop at different ages and paces in East & South Asian adults in the UKon February 12, 2025 at 10:00 am
Research Highlights: A data analysis projected that South Asian adults living in the United Kingdom may experience elevated blood pressure nine years earlier than East Asian adults on average. The largest blood pressure disparities between South Asian ...
- Clot-busting meds may be effective up to 24 hours after initial stroke symptomson February 7, 2025 at 8:03 pm
Research Highlights: In a randomized clinical trial in China, giving the clot-busting medication alteplase up to 24 hours after stroke symptoms first appeared increased the odds of better recovery by 50% compared to those who received standard ...
- Removing large brain artery clot, chased with clot-buster shot may improve stroke outcomeson February 7, 2025 at 7:27 pm
Research Highlights: Stroke survivors were more likely to have little or no disability after 90 days if a clot was removed from a large brain artery followed by the injection of the clot-dissolving medication tenecteplase directly into the artery near ...
- Brain stimulation did not improve impaired motor skills after strokeon February 6, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Research Highlights: Neither a placebo procedure nor two different doses of transcranial brain stimulation, which send electrical signals through the skull, improved mobility recovery in stroke survivors receiving movement therapy. Motor function was ...