Neuroscience

Walking exercises improve stroke rehab

Stroke patients leave the hospital with better prospects if they're forced to hoof it more during recovery, a new study suggests. The new research was presented at the American Stroke Association's annual meeting in Los Angeles.

Medications

FDA approves TNKase for acute ischemic stroke

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved TNKase (tenecteplase), a thrombolytic or clot-dissolving agent, for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in adults.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Iron overload: An accelerator of deadly cell responses in stroke

A study has uncovered that iron orchestrates the activation of two damaging cell death pathways—ferroptosis and necroptosis—early in ischemic stroke recovery, exacerbating brain injury. This discovery sheds light on how ...

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