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New front opens in battle against stroke
• Stroke • Feb 26 16
Medical scientists just vetted a potentially powerful new tool for helping prevent stroke and heart attack. In a study recently published in the New…
Scientists identify main component of brain repair after stroke
• Brain • • Stroke • Oct 28 15
Looking at brain tissue from mice, monkeys and humans, scientists have found that a molecule known as growth and differentiation factor 10 (GDF10) is…
Discovery could lead to better recovery after stroke
• Stroke • Oct 26 15
UCLA researchers have identified a molecule that, after a stroke, signals brain tissue to form new connections to compensate for the damage and initiate…
Brain damage during stroke may point to source of addiction
• Brain • • Neurology • • Stroke • Sep 08 15
A pair of studies suggests that a region of the brain - called the insular cortex - may hold the key to treating addiction.…
Having a stroke? Where you are makes a huge difference in your treatment
• Stroke • Jun 30 15
It looks like a crazy quilt spread over the continent. But a new map of emergency stroke care in America shows just how…
Key protein may affect risk of stroke
• Stroke • Jun 26 15
Studies on mice reveal that a special protein in the brain’s tiniest blood vessels may affect the risk of stroke. Peter Carlsson, professor in…
Poor sleep associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke
• Heart • • Sleep Aid • • Stroke • Jun 15 15
EuroHeartCare is the official annual meeting of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The…
Severely impaired stroke survivors regain arm function after intensive physical therapy
• Stroke • Jun 15 15
Time may heal all wounds, but in the case of stroke survivors, the key to better recovery is to spend more time in an…
Stroke: not just an adult’s condition
• Stroke • May 27 15
When you hear the word “stroke,” the first picture that pops into your mind is likely to be of an elderly individual. It’s true…
New Insights Into Obesity and Smoking Stroke Paradoxes
• Obesity • • Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Apr 25 15
New research shows that that younger, overweight stroke patients have a lower 10-year mortality compared with normal-weight survivors and that compared with nonsmokers, those…
A game-changer for stroke treatment
• Stroke • Apr 17 15
Stroke is the leading cause of severe long-term disability in the United States, and less than 40 percent of patients who experience the most…
Effectiveness of new stroke treatment confirmed
• Stroke • Apr 17 15
A research paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) today confirms earlier findings that a procedure called endovascular therapy (ET) for…
Cold packs on cheeks, hands and feet may help combat heat stroke
• Stroke • Apr 10 15
Symptoms of heat stroke may be eased by applying cold packs to the cheeks, hands and feet, a study suggests, potentially offering a new…
Mental practice and physical therapy effective treatment for stroke, research shows
• Physical activity -exercise • • Stroke • Apr 10 15
A combination of mental practice and physical therapy is an effective treatment for people recovering from a stroke, according to researchers at Georgia State…
Brain scan study shows clot-busting drug benefits stroke patients
• Stroke • Apr 09 15
A drug that breaks up blood clots in the brains of stroke patients could be used more widely than at present without increased risk,…
Stroke classification system called TOAST is easy to use and effective
• Stroke • Apr 08 15
In 1993, neurologists Harold P. Adams Jr., MD, and Jose Biller, MD, and colleagues proposed a new way to classify strokes.
It became…
Sweet nanoparticles target stroke
• Stroke • Mar 12 15
Materials resulting from chemical bonding of glucosamine, a type of sugar, with fullerenes, kind of nanoparticles known as buckyballs, might help to reduce cell…
Magnetic nanoparticles could stop blood clot-caused strokes
• Stroke • Feb 23 15
By loading magnetic nanoparticles with drugs and dressing them in biochemical camouflage, Houston Methodist researchers say they can destroy blood clots 100 to 1,000…
Motorized cycling may prime brain for relearning after stroke
• Brain • • Stroke • Feb 12 15
Exercise on a motorized stationary bike appeared to give stroke patients an advantage in relearning everyday tasks and improved motor function of their arms,…
Anti-epilepsy drug preserves brain function after stroke
• Drug News • • Stroke • Feb 04 15
New research suggests that an already-approved drug could dramatically reduce the debilitating impact of strokes, which affect nearly a million Americans every year.
In…
LSU Health New Orleans makes discovery key to preventing blindness and stroke devastation
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Neurology • • Stroke • Jan 30 15
Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor, Ernest C. and Yvette C. Villere Chair of Retinal Degeneration Research, and Director of the…
Stroke damage mechanism identified
• Stroke • Nov 28 14
Researchers have discovered a mechanism linked to the brain damage often suffered by stroke victims—and are now searching for drugs to block it.
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Medical costs for stroke survivors stay high 10 years on
• Public Health • • Stroke • Oct 24 14
New data shows that healthcare and personal costs to support survivors of stroke remains high 10 years on.
The Monash University research, published today…
For brain hemorrhage, risk of death is lower at high-volume hospitals
• Brain • • Stroke • Oct 24 14
For patients with a severe type of stroke called subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), treatment at a hospital that treats a high volume of SAH…
Rural hospitals replicate experiences of big city stroke care
• Stroke • Oct 07 14
A new model for stroke care is being studied in rural Alberta to reduce inequities in health across communities. This model, presented at the…