Tag Archives: Stroke

Top doctor names the common habits that could cause a deadly stroke: ‘Damages the lining of your blood vessels’

Top doctor names the common habits that could cause a deadly stroke: ‘Damages the lining of your blood vessels’

Doctors are issuing warnings about regular habits shared by millions of Americans that, unbeknownst to them, are significantly raising their chances of having a stroke. One American dies of a stroke every three minutes and 14 seconds. Ischemic stroke, which makes up about 87 percent of all strokes, results from a clot that blocks a blood vessel supplying the brain, …

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Getting your hair washed at a salon could lead to stroke, study finds

Getting your hair washed at a salon could lead to stroke, study finds

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Researchers discovered that dozens of victims suffered strokes that were caused by a seemingly innocuous action – getting their hair washed at a salon. The study, published in the May 2025 edition of the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, examined 22 studies that analyzed 54 cases of “beauty parlor stroke syndrome” across five decades. Beauty parlor stroke …

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A psychedelic surprise: DMT helps the brain heal after stroke

A psychedelic surprise: DMT helps the brain heal after stroke

DMT, or dimethyltryptamine is a natural psychoactive molecule found in many plants and mammals. According to an article published in Science Advances, researchers from the HUN-REN BRC Institute of Biophysics and Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Centre found that DMT reduces the harmful effects of stroke in animal models and cell culture experiments. A solution from nature in the spotlight …

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‘Teen Mom’ Star Jenelle Evans’ Mom Suffers Stroke

‘Teen Mom’ Star Jenelle Evans’ Mom Suffers Stroke

‘Teen Mom’ Star Jenelle Evans Mother Suffers Stroke Published October 6, 2025 11:50 AM PDT Scary moment for Jenelle Evans and her family … we’ve learned her mother, Barbara, was hospitalized after suffering a stroke. Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … Jenelle’s mom suffered a stroke last week and has since been discharged from the hospital. We are …

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Stroke Damage Reversed As Stem Cells Regrow the Brain

Stroke Damage Reversed As Stem Cells Regrow the Brain

This image shows a coronal section through the mouse brain after stroke and neural stem cell transplantation. The dashed circle indicates the stroke area. The neurite projections of the transplanted human cells are stained in dark brown. Neurites extend locally into the cortex (CX) but also via the corpus callosum (CC) into the other brain hemisphere. Credit: University of Zurich …

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Stroke Risk: Blood type A linked to higher stroke risk: Find out where your blood group stands |

Stroke Risk: Blood type A linked to higher stroke risk: Find out where your blood group stands |

Maybe you’ve heard blood type matters for transfusions—but did you know it might also affect your risk of having a stroke before age 60? According to a 2022 meta-analysis, by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers, people with blood type A have a modestly higher risk of what experts call early-onset ischemic stroke. Here’s the lowdown — what …

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