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Katherine Kasiman, Cecilia Lundholm, Sven Sandin, Ninoa Malki, Par Sparen, Erik Ingelsson. “Familial Effects on Ischemic Stroke: The Role of Sibling Kinship, Sex and Age of Onset.” Circ Cardiovasc Genet., March 9 2012.
Exercise, group support, and healthy diet are key elements of a successful weight loss program.
If your brother or sister had a stroke, you may be at least 60% more likely to have one too.
Keeping mentally fit through board games or reading may be the best way to preserve memory during late life.
Regular physical activity associates with positive health outcomes, particularly for women.
Supplementation with vitamin C may reduce blood pressure, with greater benefits seen among hypertensive people.
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Piceatannol blocks cellular processes that enable fat cells to develop, opening a door to novel approaches to control obesity.
Men and women with obstructive sleep apnea are at elevated risk for major depression.
Older adults who remain physically active experience less psychological distress and fewer functional limitations.
People with diabetes may have a heightened risk of developing Parkinson's disease, especially at a relatively young age.
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257. Brain Boosting Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean Diet features cereals, fruits, legumes and whole grains, fish and olive oil. Researchers from the University of Miami (Florida, USA) reported that consumption of a Mediterranean Diet associates with protection against damage to small blood vessels in the brain. The team studied 1,000 men and women, average age 72 years, enrolled in the Northern Manhattan Study. For all the subjects, the researchers conducted MRI imaging scans of the brain, and collected data on dietary behavior via a standardized questionnaire that was subsequently interpreted to establish a Mediterranean Diet score. For each one-point increase in the Mediterranean Diet...
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Previous studies on familial risk of ischemic stroke have suggested a genetic influence on the disease incidence. Erik Ingelsson, from the Karolinska Institutet (Sweden), and colleagues analyzed hospital discharge and cause of death records in 30,735 people who had a sibling with a stroke and 152,391 adults of a similar age with no history of a sibling having a stroke. At the time of their sibling's stroke, people averaged 64 years old. The team found that if your brother or sister had a stroke, you may be at least 60% more likely to have one too. Further, the researchers found that if your sibling was 55 years or younger at the time of the stroke, your risk of having one at age 55 or younger is almost doubled. Writing that: "There was 60% increased risk for ischemic stroke in individuals having a sibling with prior stroke, the study authors conclude that: "The familial effect was even higher for full sibling relations.”