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Stroke
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Silent brain injuries after a heart implant fell from 32% to 12% on a low-dose blood thinner
Closing off part of the heart is meant to prevent strokes, and the procedure itself scatters tiny clots to the brain. Randomizing 164 patients compared two ways of dosing afterwards.
Sep 16, 2026
Weekend warrior exercise tracked 36% lower death risk in adults with two or more cardiometabolic conditions
South China Normal University researchers tracked 15,079 US adults with at least two of heart disease, diabetes and stroke through national death records. Regular exercisers fared similarly, but only 272 people fit the weekend pattern.
Sep 14, 2026
Hospital takeovers cut heart attack deaths in Germany while leaving stroke deaths unchanged
Hospital consolidation is usually argued about as a question of money and market power. Comparing 125 acquired German hospitals against 821 that stayed independent asked whether patients survive.
Sep 8, 2026
Kidneys filtering faster than normal tracked more small-vessel damage in 7,254 stroke patients
Failing kidneys are known to accompany brain small-vessel disease. Pooling scans and blood tests from 7,254 stroke and mini-stroke patients found the overworking kidney carries a signal too.
Sep 8, 2026