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If you want to use an exoskeleton to improve balance, a study finds that superhuman reflexes can help you stay upright.
Women are often under-diagnosed and under-treated for heart disease and may be unaware of their specific risk factors. Clinical and research practices need to reflect the diversity of women in Canada.
People with an active case of shingles have up to an 80% higher risk of stroke than those without. The increased risk is highest for patients under 40.
Auditory processing disorders and aphasia can make spoken speech difficult to produce and understand. But these challenges alone do not imply cognitive impairments.
Health guidelines can feel contradictory and hard to interpret. But a new star rating system should help consumers and policymakers better parse the evidence behind health risks and outcomes.
Kid Cudi and Hailey Bieber are among the growing proportion of stroke victims who are under 45.
The key to understanding how brains can recover from trauma is that they are fantastically plastic – meaning our body’s supercomputer can reshape and remodel itself.
Existing brain connections may influence the effectiveness of neurostimulation. Tailoring treatments to each individual brain could expand the number of conditions brain stimulation can treat.
Family and friends provide nearly all the care needed by stroke patients after they leave hospital. Caregiving can be rewarding, but it can also be overwhelming and take a toll on caregivers’ health.
Our study is the first to conclusively show the link between pregnancy loss and stroke risk.
New research shows promise in reversing damage to newborn babies who have had a stroke.
We all know we should reduce our salt intake, but can you remember why? Knowing might help you cut back.
Eating half an avocado twice a week could slash your risk of getting heart disease.
Across Canada and the United States, more than two million people are living with aphasia and its language and communication challenges.
Bruce Willis’ family today revealed he has been diagnosed with aphasia. So what actually is aphasia and why haven’t we heard of it before?
By altering the body’s internal clock, ‘springing forward’ may contribute to an increase in heart attacks and strokes.
Neurologic music therapy aims to help patients manage symptoms and function better in daily life.
Computational modeling can predict language therapy response in bilingual people with aphasia. In the future, this could help clinicians identify the best language for treatment.
It seems as though every other week there’s a study telling us coffee is good for us, or it’s bad for us. Here’s what to make of this new piece of research.
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Associate Professor, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney
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Clinical Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia
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Professor of Life Course Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Person Centred Interventions for Older Adults with Multimorbidity and their Caregivers, School of Nursing, McMaster University
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Associate Professor, Registered Dietitian, Department of Applied Human Nutrition, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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Professor (Hon) at Monash University, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Visiting Fellow, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Pharmacology, Murdoch University
