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Topic: Stroke

Experimental drug promising to bring down bad cholesterol by up to 69% completes early stage trial

Set to enter larger trial across 5 countries, it works by permanently turning off gene that causes high bad cholesterol levels. Commonly used drugs work by inhibiting cholesterol-causing enzyme.

New treatments, expert care offer hope for stroke patients, but high incidence of cases a concern

Treatments such as endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) and intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), are becoming more accessible to patients and leading to paradigm shifts in their outcomes.

16 hospitals test potentially life-saving device designed for Indian stroke patients. Inside GRASSROOT trial

India sees an estimated 17 lakh brain stroke cases every year, the highest globally. Less than 1.5% of ischemic stroke patients in the country receive life-saving intervention.

Air pollution surpasses smoking, becomes 2nd-highest risk factor for strokes globally—Lancet study

Study published last week looks at data from 1990 to 2021 to assess stroke cases in 204 countries. High ambient temperature saw 2nd-highest increase in any risk factor during the period.

India gets 1st guidelines for managing lipid levels, the biggest risk factor for heart attack, stroke

For the first time, the guidelines are aimed at clinicians, individuals and medical laboratories. The cut-off for various lipid markers was modified based on risk factors.

India recorded 13 lakh stroke cases in 2019, highest in Southeast Asia, finds Lancet study

Stroke deaths worldwide projected to rise to 9.7 million by 2050 from 6.6 million in 2020. Series of 4 studies by researchers in India, Sri Lanka & Singapore published Tuesday.

Is your blood type A? You may face higher risk of a stroke early in life, find US researchers

In paper published in journal Neurology, researchers from University of Maryland link blood groups to risk of early stroke. Risk lowest among people with blood type O, they say.

Women with more miscarriages are at greater risk of stroke. Regular checkups are vital

Knowing you have a higher risk of stroke is an opportunity to monitor your health and make lifestyle changes that can help prevent stroke.

‘Credit to healthcare’ as Kerala tops with 42% stroke claims under Ayushman Bharat in 2019-21

Doctors cite Kerala's higher life expectancy among reasons for greater number of claims for treatment of strokes. Analysis by National Health Authority, which governs PM-JAY.

Space is not silent. New NASA audioclip reveals what blackholes sound like

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.