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WHO highlights high cost of physical inactivity in first-ever global report
Almost 500 million people are on course to develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases attributable to physical inactivity.
Giving thrombolysis before removing a clot in stroke patients improves death rates
Giving thrombolysis to stroke patients before a thrombectomy, improved mortality rates at 90 days.
Results from international programme supporting people with type 2 diabetes to be revealed
The latest results from an international programme supporting people with type 2 diabetes will be revealed next month.
Biomarker can predict severity of dysphagia after a stroke
A team of researchers in Korea have discovered a biomarker which can predict the severity of dysphagia for patients following a stroke.
New hope for detection of coronary artery disease
An investigational radiotracer has met its co-primary endpoints of exceeding a 60 per cent threshold for sensitivity and specificity for detecting Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).
Effort to map heart disease-causing genetic variations
Researchers from leading organisations have joined forces to map the specific variations in more than 25 key cardiac disease genes which have a negative impact on heart function.
New anticoagulant may provide hope for stroke patients
A new anticoagulant could help to prevent recurrent ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack without increasing bleeding.
New appointment at research institute
The Population Health Research Institute has welcomed Pierre Amarenco as a Senior Scientist to its Stroke and Brain Health research program.

