The gasp are most at risk of a stroke

The percentages of strokes exhibiting a continuous downward trend for people over 65 years of age, but on the other hand, show a rise in those who are under the age of 45, according to a new u.s. scientific research.
The researchers, headed by the distinguished Greek-american professor of cardiology, John Kostis of the Medical School of the University of Rutgers, New Jersey, who made the relevant publication in the american medical journal ‘ Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association, analyzed data for over 225,000 brain between 1995-2014.
The analysis showed that in the space of this twenty years more than doubled the brain at ages 35 to 39 years of age, doubled in the age groups 40 to 44 years, increased at a lower rate in people 45 to 55 years of age, whereas it decreased in older people.
The people of the so-called “golden generation” (born between 1945-1954), also known as the “baby boomers”, have lower rates of strokes compared to those who were born either 20 years before or 20 years after (the so-called “Generation X” born between 1965-1974). Scientists don’t have a ready answer to why this is happening, but stated that they would investigate further.
“People under 50 years of age, must realize that the stroke only happens to old people and that the outcome can be much worse than a heart attack, leaving someone to live with a disability for the next 30 to 50 years,” said researcher Joel Σουέρντελ, an associate of dr. Costis.
The strokes show a downward trend, attributed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA, on improvements in lifestyle (reduced smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol etc.). On the other hand, a worrying development is that the brain “beat” now at an increasingly young age. The increase in obesity and diabetes, probably are the main reasons for this.
Alcohol and brain
In a separate Swedish-british scientific research, scientists of the medical Institute Karolinska University of Stockholm and the University of Cambridge, led by dr Susanna Larsson of the first, who made the relevant publication in the british medical journal “BMC Medicine”, concluded that consuming up to two drinks of alcohol a day is associated with a lower risk of ischaemic stroke, but does not reduce the risk for hemorrhagic stroke.
The high consumption of alcohol (more than two glasses a day) increases the risk of all kinds of stroke. The robust drinkers have 1.6 to 1.8 times greater probability of hemorrhagic stroke more than ischemic.
Source: ana-MPA