http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The world's first Brain Training Device has given a ray of new hope to the recovery of survivors after stroke. Developed by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, this novel device can detect brainwave and control the movement of paralyzed limbs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-brain-device-reconnect-paralyzed-limb.html Neuroscience Thu, 16 May 2013 07:40:04 EST news287907737 Chronic or persistent pain is a common—and likely under-recognized—complication of ischemic strokes (caused by a blocked blood vessel) according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-chronic-pain-common-complication-clot-caused.html Cardiology Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:00:02 EST news284302230 Experts from Kingston University and St George's, University of London, have launched a study to examine whether people caring for family members who have had a stroke feel the social care services designed to support them, work well. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-caretakers-survivors-social.html Health Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:21:30 EST news282907284 Regular, brisk walking after having a stroke could help boost your physical fitness, mobility and quality of life, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-post-stroke-survivors.html Cardiology Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:02:17 EST news281894528 Nearly one in 12 American stroke survivors may have contemplated suicide or wished themselves dead, according to a study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-percent-survivors-suicidal-thoughts.html Cardiology Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:00:10 EST news279458981 Self-esteem, optimism and perceived control influence depression in stroke survivors and their spouse caregivers—who should be treated together, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-factors-depression-patients-spouse-caregivers.html Cardiology Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:00:01 EST news279377637 Tai Chi may reduce falls among adult stroke survivors, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-tai-chi-falls-adult-survivors.html Cardiology Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:15:42 EST news279378935 More than a hundred patients suffering from severe motor impairments have voluntarily participated in the development of non-invasive brain-machine interfaces. The main purpose of these machines is to allow the patients either regain some of their mobility or improve their social relationships. Today, three presentations took place in Sion during the closing seminar of the TOBI European research program, which has been coordinated by EPFL for approximately four years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-mind-machines.html Neuroscience Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:40:01 EST news278231329 A new survey of stroke survivors has shown that those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are less likely to adhere to treatment regimens that reduce the risk of an additional stroke. Researchers found that 65 percent of stroke survivors with PTSD failed to adhere to treatment, compared with 33 percent of those without PTSD. The survey also suggests that nonadherence in PTSD patients is partly explained by increased ambivalence toward medication. Among stroke survivors with PTSD, approximately one in three (38 percent) had concerns about their medications. Results of the study, led by Columbia University Medical Center researchers, are published today in the British Journal of Health Psychology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-survivors-ptsd-treatment.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:01 EST news277661759 Scientists at the University of Birmingham have devised a unique screening instrument that provides a 'one-stop' brain function profile of patients who have suffered stroke or other neurological damage. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-scientists-unique-tool.html Neuroscience Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:32:51 EST news277626763 Injecting botox into the arm muscles of stroke survivors, with severe spasticity, changes electrical activity in the brain and may assist with longer-term recovery, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-dont-botox-heador.html Neuroscience Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:06:03 EST news276858351 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg demonstrate that an altered gut microbiota in humans is associated with symptomatic atherosclerosis and stroke. These findings are presented in a study published in Nature Communications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-gut-bacteria.html Medical research Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:20:26 EST news273921615 (Medical Xpress)—Thousands of stroke survivors with visual problems could improve their sight from the comfort of their own home using two new web-based therapies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-web-based-therapies-thousands-survivors.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:45:09 EST news273221099 (Medical Xpress)—A non-robotic device that helps stroke survivors regain upper limb movement is expected to be commercially available in Australia within the next 12 months. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-smart-arm-survivors-recover-faster.html Neuroscience Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:10:01 EST news271666053 Stroke survivors who smoke put themselves at a greater risk of additional strokes, heart attack or death than those who never smoked, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-survivors-heart-death.html Cardiology Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:10:05 EST news270398683 Post-stroke depression is a major issue affecting approximately 33% of stroke survivors. A new study published in the current issue of Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation reports that the level to which survivors are uncertain about the outcome of their illness is strongly linked to depression. The relationship is more pronounced for men than for women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-uncertain-health-outcomes-male-survivors.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:01 EST news266598818 Group yoga can improve balance in stroke survivors who no longer receive rehabilitative care, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-yoga-survivors.html Health Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:00:01 EST news262520086 Caregivers of stroke survivors are at risk for developing depression and complications from chronic stress, according to a study published by researchers at the Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON) in the latest issue of Biological Research for Nursing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-caregivers-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:30:58 EST news262006251 The University of Southampton, in collaboration with Roke Manor Research Ltd, has pioneered the use of Xbox computer technology to develop the world's first process that measures hand joint movement to help stroke patients recover manual agility at home. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-technology-patients.html Other Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:56:40 EST news258890193 Researchers led by Regenstrief Institute investigator Neale Chumbler, Ph.D., a research scientist with the Center of Excellence on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice at the Richard Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, have developed STeleR, a home telerehabilitation program that they report improves lower body physical functioning after a stroke. Participating in STeleR also increased the likelihood of maintaining a regular fitness routine, enhanced money management skills, and improved the capability to prepare meals and take care of personal needs such as bathing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-steler-telerehab-functioning.html Cardiology Tue, 29 May 2012 11:43:05 EST news257510549 Copenhagen, 16 March 2012: Stroke survivors who like art have a significantly higher quality of life than those who do not, according to new research. Patients who appreciated music, painting and theatre recovered better from their stroke than patients who did not. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-art-survivors-quality-life.html Cardiology Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:30:02 EST news251093278 Being anemic could more than triple your risk of dying within a year after having a stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-anemia-triple-dying.html Cardiology Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:34:07 EST news247397515 Researchers at Kessler Foundation and Seton Hall University report findings in the early diagnosis of acute spatial neglect, a hidden disability that is a common complication of stroke. In the weeks after stroke, 30-50% of stroke survivors cannot reliably report or respond to external events that take place in the space opposite the side of their brain injury. Called spatial neglect, this disorder is a problem with attention and action rather than vision. Often overlooked, it is associated with accidents, falls, safety problems and functional disability that impedes recovery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-advance-early-diagnosis-spatial-neglect.html Medical research Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:59:54 EST news244810786 Severely impaired stroke survivors could walk better when a robotic assist system was added to conventional rehabilitation, according to a study in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-robotic-therapy-gains-immobilized-survivors.html Cardiology Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:40:01 EST news243188998 New research published in the journal Age and Ageing suggests that timely acute care immediately after a stroke reduces the level of disability in stroke survivors and the associated need for long-term care, therefore reducing aftercare costs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-acute.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:07:27 EST news241956436 (Medical Xpress) -- Magnetic stimulation of the brain could help improve language skills of stroke survivors with aphasia, according to research by The University of Queensland. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-magnetic-treatment-patients-ability.html Neuroscience Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:00:02 EST news240579236 In the largest stroke rehabilitation study ever conducted in the United States, stroke patients who had physical therapy at home improved their ability to walk just as well as those who were treated in a training program that requires the use of a body-weight supported treadmill device followed by walking practice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-large-patients-feet.html Other Wed, 25 May 2011 17:59:06 EST news225565123 Despite the recognition of stroke as a major contributor to disability and mortality worldwide, little is known about the long-term outcomes among individuals who survive a stroke. In a research study reported by Charles Wolfe from King's College London and colleagues, the researchers examine outcomes for up to ten years in a cohort of people surviving their first-ever stroke in an inner city area of London, UK. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-term-outcomes.html Cardiology Tue, 17 May 2011 17:30:20 EST news224872202 Virtual reality and other video games can significantly improve motor function in stroke patients, according to research from St. Michael's Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-video-games-effective-treatment-patients.html Medical research Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:10:58 EST news221393445