Close-Knit Neighborhoods Raise Chances of Stroke Survival, University of Minnesota Study

US News -- THURSDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors living in neighborhoods where they have a lot of interaction with their neighbors stand a much better chance of surviving a stroke, a new study suggests. In fact, for each increase in what researchers call neighborhood “cohesion,” such as seeing and talking with neighbors or being able to call on a neighbor for help, the odds of survival after a stroke increased 53 percent.

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