Stroke

Gut Bacteria May Help Decrease Stroke

Stroke is currently the second leading cause of death worldwide. The most common type is ischemic stroke, during which a blocked blood vessel prevents blood from reaching the brain. Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center induced ischemic stroke in mice two weeks after administering a combination of antibiotics. The mice treated with antibiotics had …

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Air Pollution May Raise Stroke Risk Factor

Two internal carotid arteries sit on either side of the neck and provide most of the brain’s blood supply. When accumulated plaque breaks off from a narrowed section of an internal carotid artery and blocks smaller vessels in the brain, stroke can occur.  Mostly by-products of combustion engines and burning wood, fine particulate matter pollutants …

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