This post is about VNS after stroke and how VNS helps with recovery. VNS is short for vagus nerve stimulation, a form of bioelectric neuromodulation, a nuanced treatment for brain disorders. It’s been around for decades, but recent discoveries mean it no longer requires invasive surgery. We’ve been using the noninvasive form of VNS at…
Neuroinflammation is swelling in the brain. It’s bad news. Swelling occurs in many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. Alternatively, diseases such as hypertension or diabetes lead to stroke, which in turn triggers neuroinflammation. Or bad luck strikes and someone suffers a traumatic brain injury, which leads to neuroinflammation. Neuroinflammation is a common…
Cardiac Scar Tissue After Stroke. The consequences of stroke are long-lasting, not just on the brain but also on other parts of your body, including your heart. A study published in the journal Cell includes some startling findings. Dr Alba Simats and colleagues found that stroke triggers persistent inflammation in multiple organs, especially the heart.…
If you consume drinks that contain artificial sweeteners in preference to those that contain sugar, you have an increased risk of having a stroke or developing dementia. Compared to people who do not drink artificially sweetened drinks, the risk for the most common type of stroke is 2.96 times higher, and for all types of…