Gene tests could one day be used to spot patients at risk of ‘silent’ strokes that cause dementia, scientists believe.
Researchers studied genetic samples of thousands of people who’d suffered a lacunar stroke – caused by weakening of the blood vessels deep within the brain – and compared them to those who hadn’t. Twelve similarities were found in the stroke victims’ DNA.
As the blood vessels affected by a lacunar stroke are small, it can strike without the person knowing. High blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and a history of smoking are causally associated with an increased risk of lacunar stroke.
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. ALTHOUGH the one-year survival rate for bowel cancer patients on the Isle of Wight has improved, Bowel Cancer UK has warned the levels across England could drop to those of a decade ago due to disruption caused by the pandemic. With Bowel Cancer Awareness Month underway, this could potentially have devastating consequences for some patients, the charity has said. Public Health England (PHE) figures show adults aged between 15 and 99 in the NHS Isle of Wight clinical commissioning group area, had an 82.1 per cent chance of surviving for one year following a bowel cancer diagnosis in 2018 the most recent year available.
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