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Health & MedicineInside job dissolves blood clot pronto
An experimental procedure that delivers a clot-busting drug directly to the brain can bring on a remarkable turnaround in some stroke patients.
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Health & MedicineAspirin resistance carries real risks
Some people are resistant to the blood-thinning effects of aspirin, making them more vulnerable to stroke or heart problems.
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Health & MedicineAneurysm risk may get passed down
A heightened risk of having a brain aneurysm seems to be passed down in some families, and the life-threatening rupture of an aneurysm appears to strike earlier in a succeeding generation.
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Health & MedicineBrains carry odd load after strokes
People who die from a stroke have accumulations of a protein called amyloid beta in the thalamus, a part of the brain involved in motor control and sensory processing.