Preventing brain injury

Sprinkling herbs and spices on food improves heart health and could help reduce stroke risk, according to new research. Just over a teaspoon of common herbs and spices each day lowers blood pressure within a month, the researchers found. Flavourings to have a protective effect on the arteries include cinnamon, ginger, basil, turmeric and garlic. [...]

Hurling has come under the spotlight for its lack of adherence to concussion protocols, with a new study revealing that less than a quarter of players were removed from play after showing effects of head injury. 

Stress worsens heart disease symptoms and increases the risk of dying from a stroke or heart attack, according to a new JAMA study. The condition causes blockages in blood flow to the heart called myocardial ischemia. These blockages more than double the risk of death in people with coronary heart disease (CHD) – even if [...]

Stroke patients with low blood pressure and non-vascular conditions such as cancer and dementia are at an increased risk of death after stroke, according to a new study. Researchers identified nearly 30,000 patients who had had a first ischemic stroke and also had outpatient blood measurements within 18 months before their stroke. The group was [...]

People with insomnia may have an increased risk of suffering from a subarachnoid haemorrhage, according to a new study. The research, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, explored the link between aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage, intracranial aneurysms and various risk factors including insomnia. The researchers compared nearly 4,200 cases of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage [...]

A study of more than 100,000 people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) has found that insulin resistance is associated with stroke. The higher the insulin resistance, the greater the risk of stroke, the research, from Dr Alexander Zabala and colleagues at the Karolinska Institute and researchers at Gothenburg University and the National Diabetes Registry in [...]

With 1 in 4 people over the age of 40 likely to develop a heart rhythm disorder like atrial fibrillation (AF) in their lifetime, the risk of experiencing an AF-related stroke has never been higher. NR Times learns more about Fibricheck, a fast-growing international solution which can detect irregularities and deliver actionable life-saving results

Scientists have found an antibody treatment approach that could prevent the secondary effects of TBI, such as sleep disruption, epilepsy and inflammation.  

A new study has shed light on risk factors for certain kinds of strokes among different racial and ethnic groups. The study focused on intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients. ICH strokes, caused by a blood vessel within the brain rupturing, are less common than ischemic strokes, but they are often deadly and cause high disability, he said. [...]

Swapping salt for a substitute could help prevent thousands of strokes, and potentially millions of deaths, each year, new breakthrough research has revealed.