Don’t need high cholesterol to benefit from statins

New studies provide additional context to debate about whether there are benefits to initiating statin use in people who don’t already have high cholesterol or cardiovascular disease.

Miles Martin • harvard
Dec. 6, 2023 ~5 min

Scorecard reveals risk of dementia, stroke

Researchers develop 12-step list to gauge how modifiable behaviors — physical, lifestyle, and social — affect stroke, dementia risk.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Dec. 1, 2023 ~5 min


Team finds new culprit behind brain hemorrhage formation

A discovery that deepens understanding of microbleeds in the brain clarifies how they occur and may lead to new therapeutic targets.

Pat Harriman-UC Irvine • futurity
Nov. 21, 2023 ~4 min

Lab-grown ‘small blood vessels’ point to potential treatment for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia

Cambridge scientists have grown small blood vessel-like models in the lab and used them to show how damage to the scaffolding that supports these vessels can

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 16, 2023 ~4 min

Despite benefits, most heart attack survivors don’t take a daily aspirin

For people who have had a heart attack or stroke, a daily aspirin can help prevent a second one. But fewer than half take the medication.

Judy Martin-WUSTL • futurity
Aug. 23, 2023 ~7 min

Contrast dye shortage cut assessments for stroke patients

A shortage of contrast dye last year reduced the number of assessments of stroke patients at hospitals across the country, a new study shows.

Eric Slusher-U. Missouri • futurity
Aug. 17, 2023 ~4 min

As heat records fall, how hot is too hot for the human body?

The biggest risks aren’t always the biggest numbers on the thermometer – humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize.

S. Tony Wolf, Postdoctoral Researcher in Kinesiology, Penn State • conversation
July 19, 2023 ~9 min

Faster-than-reflexes robo-boots boost balance

If you want to use an exoskeleton to improve balance, a study finds that superhuman reflexes can help you stay upright.

Owen Beck, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin • conversation
Feb. 15, 2023 ~6 min


Stroke risk algorithms don’t work as well for Black patients

Current medical standards for accessing stroke risk perform worse for Black Americans than for white Americans, research finds.

Stephanie Lopez-Duke • futurity
Jan. 26, 2023 ~4 min

Weight plays role in vitamin D’s health benefits

Researchers have found a correlation between vitamin D’s positive health outcomes and a person’s body mass index (BMI).

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Jan. 17, 2023 ~7 min

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