by Sue Robbins | Sep 27, 2015 | Wellness
It can be a tough call to service for doctors who find themselves thousands of feet up in the air, providing medical care in a contained space with little equipment. A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine gives doctors instructions on how best to...
by Sue Robbins | Sep 8, 2015 | Wellness
New research has found that smokers who had a stroke in a brain region called the insular cortex were more likely to quit smoking than those who had strokes in other regions of the brain. The research has led scientists to conclude this region could be crucial in...
by Sue Robbins | Aug 10, 2015 | Wellness
Results of a French study hint the Mediterranean diet may help preserve structural connectivity in the brain. The study team found that greater adherence to the diet was linked with preserved microstructure in extensive areas of the white matter up to a decade later....
by Sue Robbins | Aug 2, 2015 | Migraine
New research shows that migraine is linked with an increased risk for stroke among active smokers, but not nonsmokers. Teshamae S. Monteith, MD, assistant professor of clinical neurology and chief of the Headache Division at the University of Miami’s Miller...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 30, 2015 | Headache Drugs
Researchers and health professionals have known for some time that migraine and stroke are linked. New research indicates that both disorders share a genetic link. Study authors, led by Rainer Malik, PhD, of the University Hospital of Bordeaux, France, reviewed data...
