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A further £3million is being committed to a programme to reduce brain injuries at birth, as the latest step towards halving the rate of brain injury during or soon after birth by 2025. 

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 [...]

People who go to bed between 10pm and 11pm may be at a lower risk of developing heart disease, a new study suggests. In the study, published in the European Heart Journal, researchers recorded the sleep and wake times of 88,000 volunteers using a device worn on the wrist. The researchers followed up on the [...]

Israeli scientists have identified coronavirus proteins that harm blood vessels and increase the risk of stroke. The research could lead to the development of new drugs that prevent damage to the vascular system resulting from COVID infection. The team created a simulation of the vascular system and observed the impact of the 29 proteins that [...]

Eating higher amounts of vegetable fat or poly unsaturated fat may lower the risk of stroke, according to a new study. The preliminary research also found that eating higher amounts of red meat, processed red meat and non-dairy animal fat increased the risk of stroke. The study is the first of its kind to investigate [...]

The new Mazda smart car could save thousands of lives by alerting other road users and the emergency services that a driver has had a stroke. The yet-to-be-named Co-Pilot Concept will automatically pull over somewhere safe, flash its hazard lights and call the police and ambulance services. And by 2025, the car may even be [...]

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 [...]

Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) identify which stroke patients would most benefit from a procedure to restore blood flow, potentially saving thousands of lives a year. In the study published in the journal Radiology, researchers examined the results from 31 patients with large-vessel occlusions (LVOs) who had undergone CTA on admission to hospital. The patients then [...]

Wiltshire Farm Foods is putting its dietetics expertise to greater use by launching a podcast with registered dietitian Emily Stuart as the host.