Tag: stroke

Alcohol Risk Factors for Acute Stroke Identified

Alcohol Risk Factors for Acute Stroke Identified

The study involved people from a range of ethnic backgrounds in 27 countries, including Ireland and the UK. The findings have been published in Neurology, the most read and highly-cited neurology journal. Professor Martin O'Donnell, Professor of Neurovascular Medicine at University of Galway and Consultant Stroke Physician at Galway University ...

Why Shingles can Lead to Stroke

Why Shingles can Lead to Stroke

The risk is greatest in people with the rashes on their faces, perhaps due to the proximity to the brain. To better understand how this works, Bubak and his team began looking more closely at exosomes. Researchers collected plasma samples from 13 patients with shingles and 10 without. The samples ...