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Scientists have restored some activity within the brains of pigs that were slaughtered hours before, raising hopes for some medical advances — and questions about the definition of death. The brains could not think or sense anything, researchers stressed. By medical standards "this is not ...
Half of women at risk of dementia, Parkinson's, stroke during their lifetime: study
Nearly half of women and 1 in 3 men are at risk of developing stroke or degenerative neurological diseases such as dementia and Parkinson's during their lifetime, according to a study published Monday. Dutch researchers considered all three conditions "in order to grasp how big ...
Q&A: How to survive this year's scorching summer in Japan
This year's heat wave is again lethal, having already killed over 30 people and sent more than 10,000 to hospitals since July 9 due to heat exhaustion and heatstroke. The extreme weather continued to scorch Japan this week, with many cities seeing their highest-ever recorded ...
When to say when: Global study says limit alcohol to just one drink a day
Here is some sobering news: A large international study says adults should average no more than one alcoholic drink per day — and that means drinking guidelines in many countries may be far too loose. The study found that people who down more than seven ...
Court settles legal battle over stroke victim's job performance
The plaintiff had demanded the National Personnel Authority revoke its evaluations and pay ¥3 million in compensation.
Passive smoke kills 15,000 people a year in Japan, study finds
An estimated 15,000 people die annually in Japan from stroke, lung cancer or other diseases caused by passive smoking, according to a study by a health ministry research team. Deaths due to stroke account for more than half of the total, the ministry said Monday. The ...
Researchers have found that a drug used in the prevention of strokes, cilostazol, is effective in slowing the progression of mild dementia, according to a study published Thursday in the U.S. online science journal Plos One. The team including Masafumi Ihara, chief physician at the ...
The president of the United Arab Emirates has undergone emergency surgery after having a stroke and is in stable condition, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs said Saturday. Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan suffered the stroke Friday morning, according to a ministry statement released to ...
A study tracking more than 80,000 adults for 13 years found those who regularly drank green tea or coffee were 20 percent less likely to suffer a stroke, researchers said Friday. Green tea may help protect blood vessels, while coffee could lower blood sugar levels, ...
