‘Hyper-activity’ in blood clotting cells could be the cause of strokes and heart attacks in Covid-19 patients, scientists say. University of Utah experts made the ‘important’ discovery by comparing the blood of 82 people — half of whom tested positive for the coronavirus. Platelets, blood cells that clot, were much more active in samples taken … Read more
The coronavirus may cause brain damage in as many as six in 10 critically-ill patients in hospital, a study has suggested. British researchers looked at 125 people hospitalised with the virus at the height of the UK’s crisis in April – but they admitted the patients were selected by doctors and were likely to be … Read more
Having very low cholesterol raises the risk of hemorrhagic strokes in women, a new study finds. Researchers say that women with low levels of cholesterol were two times more likely to have a stroke that leads to bleeding in the brain compared to those with average levels. Additionally, women with the lowest levels of triglycerides, fat … Read more
A surge in reports of healthy young coronavirus patients suffering deadly strokes has sparked fears the killer illness may cause blood clots in the brain. Doctors at hospitals in New York City and Philadelphia say they have ‘never seen so many’ young people suffer large vessel occlusions, the deadliest type of stroke. A study in … Read more
Smoking trendy hookah pipes may increase your risk of a heart attack or strokes by causing deadly blood clots, scientists fear. The tabletop pipes are considered to be ‘healthier’ because the smoke goes through water before inhalation. But for the first time, research on mice has shown hookah smoke causes blood cells to become ‘hyperactive’. Experiments … Read more