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Researchers find far-reaching, microvascular damage in uninjured side of brain after stroke

While the effects of acute stroke have been widely studied, brain damage during the subacute phase of stroke has been a neglected area of research. Now, a new study by the University of South Florida reports that within a ...

Neuroscience created May 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Atherosclerotic disease heredity mapped in nationwide study

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have mapped the significance of heredity for common forms of atherosclerotic disease. No studies have previously examined whether different forms of the disease share heredity.

Cardiology created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stroke patients respond similarly to after-stroke care, despite age difference

Age has little to do with how patients should be treated after suffering a stroke, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

Cardiology created May 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Now see this: Anti-inflammatory treatment reverses stroke-induced compromise in sensory learning

(Medical Xpress) -- One of the many potential consequences of ischemic stroke – a lesion, or localized pathological change in the brain, in which blood flow insufficient to meet metabolic demand leads ...

Inflammatory disorders created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast feature

Study finds plasmin—delivered through a bubble—more effective than tPA in busting clots

A new study from the University of Cincinnati has found that, when delivered via ultrasound, the natural enzyme plasmin is more effective at dissolving stroke-causing clots than the standard of care, recombinant tissue plasminogen ...

Cardiology created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests link between regular aspirin use, increased risk of age-related macular degeneration

Regular aspirin use appears to be associated with an increased risk of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is a leading cause of blindness in older people, and it appears to be independent of a history ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New device to remove stroke-causing blood clots proves better than standard tool

Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death and a common cause of long-term disability in the United States, but doctors have very few proven treatment methods. Now a new device that mechanically removes ...

Cardiology created Aug 26, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Smoking marijuana associated with higher stroke risk in young adults

Marijuana, the most widely used illicit drug, may double stroke risk in young adults, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013.

Cardiology created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (9) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

World's first successful clinical trial to protect the brain from damage caused by stroke

A team of Canadian scientists and clinicians, led by Dr. Michael Hill of the Calgary Stroke Program at Foothills Medical Centre and University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), have demonstrated that a neuroprotectant ...

Neuroscience created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Experimental drug could help reduce brain damage, improve motor skills after stroke

(Medical Xpress)—A University of Arizona professor is overseeing the manufacture of an experimental drug that could help reduce brain damage after a stroke.

Medical research created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Aspirin may counteract potential trans fat-related stroke risk in older women

Older women whose diets include a substantial amount of trans fats are more likely than their counterparts to suffer an ischemic stroke, a new study shows.

Neuroscience created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Top risk of stroke for normal-weight adults: Getting under 6 hours of sleep

Habitually sleeping less than six hours a night significantly increases the risk of stroke symptoms among middle-age to older adults who are of normal weight and at low risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to ...

Health created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tenecteplase drug bests standard treatment for certain strokes

(HealthDay) -- A medication called tenecteplase may be more effective at treating strokes caused by clots in large blood vessels in the brain than the current standard therapy, Australian researchers report.

Cardiology created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers study under-recognised and under-treated prothrombotic condition: High platelet reactivity despite treatment

Within the past decade, the variability in pharmacodynamic response and moderate antiplatelet efficacy of clopidogrel has raised major concerns, in particular because it is associated with an increased risk for ischemic events ...

Cardiology created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Garbled text messages may be the only symptoms of stroke

Difficulty or inability to write a coherent text message, even in patients who have no problem speaking, may become a "vital" tool in diagnosing a type of crippling stroke, according to new research at Henry Ford Hospital.

Neuroscience created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast