Exposure to noise from road traffic can increase the risk of stroke, particularly in those aged 65 years and over. The results, which are the first to investigate the links between road traffic noise and the risk of stroke, were published online (Wednesday 26 January) in the European Heart Journal. ...

An ischemic stroke follows the obstruction of a vessel carrying blood to the brain. It is the third most prevalent cause of death and the second most prevalent cause of handicap among adults in France where it affects around 130,000 new patients every year. This affliction is the target of a national plan supported by the Ministry for Health. Researchers report that fluoxetine (Prozac) increases motor recov ...

People living in the "stroke belt" states eat more fried fish than people living in the rest of the country, which may contribute to the high rate of death from stroke in those states, according to a study published in the December 22, 2010, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The so-called stroke belt includes the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Ge ...

Children who experience a parental divorce are over twice as likely to suffer a stroke at some point in their lives, according to new research presented in New Orleans at The Gerontological Society of America's (GSA) 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting. ...

Stroke patients who were left partially paralysed found that their condition improved after they received a simple and non-invasive method of brain stimulation, according to research in the September issue of the European Journal of Neurology. The full-text article is available as a free download. Check the end of this report for a link. ...

You do not always need to build up a big sweat to reap the healing benefits of physical activity. Research has found that even a low-intense exercise program can reduce depression symptoms and boost physical therapy results in recovering stroke patients. "The power of physical activity to raise the spirits of recovering stroke patients is stronger than anyone suspected," Heart and Stroke Foundation research ...

Patients recovering from stroke sometimes behave as if completely unaware of one half of the world: colliding with obstacles on their left, eating food only from the right side of their plate, or failing to dress their left side. This puzzling phenomenon is termed "spatial neglect" and it affects roughly 45% of patients suffering from a stroke in the right side of the brain. The condition can indicate a lon ...