Zolpidem which is currently prescribed for people who suffer from insomnia has shown potential to speed up stroke recovery process.
Study Suggests That Stroke Prevention is Taking a Back Seat to Stroke Treatment
Many strokes that required immediate treatment in emergency rooms may have been preventable, according to a University of California, Irvine study.
Many strokes that required immediate treatment in emergency rooms may have been preventable, according to a University of California, Irvine study.
‘There are 15 million people worldwide who suffer a stroke each year, with nearly six million deaths. Stroke is Britain’s third-biggest killer and America's fifth leading cause of death.’
The drug is currently prescribed for around 750,000 people in Britain who suffer from insomnia. Researchers tested the drug on mice who were divided into two groups namely, control and test group. The mice in the test group were administered with the drug after an induced stroke, while the mice in the control group were given a placebo. Results showed that mice who were given the drug three days after suffering an induced stroke recovered far more quickly than the control group. It took about a month for mice in the control group to fully recover from their stroke-impaired ability.
Zolpidem appears to speed up the process of brain regeneration by improving the signalling of nerve cells. The Stanford researchers intend to test the drug in other animal models, as well as to experiment with different dose sizes and timing, before proceeding to clinical trials.
Stroke Patients With Bilingual Skills Recover Faster
A new study indicates that bilingual patients could be twice as likely as that are monolingual to regain normal cognitive abilities after a stroke.
A new study indicates that bilingual patients could be twice as likely as that are monolingual to regain normal cognitive abilities after a stroke.
Source-Medindia
One Of Every Three Deaths In The Us Caused By Heart Disease In 2013
About 31% of all deaths were from cardiovascular disease, with 80% occurring in low- and middle-income countries as of 2013, stroke accounted for 11.8% of all deaths.
About 31% of all deaths were from cardiovascular disease, with 80% occurring in low- and middle-income countries as of 2013, stroke accounted for 11.8% of all deaths.
Sleeping Pills Increase Cardiovascular Events
In heart failure patients sleeping pills were found to increase the risk of cardiovascular events by 8-fold, says research.
In heart failure patients sleeping pills were found to increase the risk of cardiovascular events by 8-fold, says research.
