Ophthalmology
New technology improves vision for brain injury patients
The computer-delivered therapy is designed to improve speed and effectiveness of eye movements to better compensate for visual field loss.
Sep 28, 2016
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Cardiology
Study: Caring for elderly stroke survivors costs an estimated $40 billion per year
It's assumed that family and friends will help out in the event of a medical crisis, but that's not always feasible. And when stroke survivors need more than 20 hours of care per week, as a study in the August edition of ...
Aug 2, 2016
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Neuroscience
App encourages stroke survivors to speak more frequently
Dr Caitlin Brandenburg's award-winning research is certainly something to get people talking.
Jul 25, 2016
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Cardiology
Pre-stroke risk factors influence long-term future stroke, dementia risk
If you had heart disease risk factors, such as high blood pressure, before your first stroke, your risk of suffering subsequent strokes and dementia up to five years later may be higher, according to new research in the American ...
Jul 14, 2016
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Cardiology
Many stroke survivors report that their social networks are badly affected
Academics at City University London have found that having a stroke can badly affect a person's social network, in a study published by the Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research.
Jul 12, 2016
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Neuroscience
Researchers find stroke damages blood-spinal cord barrier
A team of researchers at the University of South Florida investigating the short and long-term effects of ischemic stroke in a rodent model has found that stroke can cause long-term damage to the blood-spinal cord barrier ...
Jun 13, 2016
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Cardiology
Helping stroke survivors back on their feet
Small sensory devices could help to improve walking recovery during stroke rehabilitation in a bid to reduce social isolation.
May 26, 2016
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Cardiology
Stroke survivors face 'invisible impairments' to return to work
'Invisible impairments' can make it difficult for stroke survivors to maintain a job, according to a study from the University of Cambridge and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). The findings, published today in the ...
Apr 6, 2016
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Cardiology
Research puts stroke patients at heart of rethinking rehabilitation in hospital
Stroke patients and their families are to play a pivotal role in finding creative ways to embed rehabilitation in every aspect of a stroke unit, to improve the pace and extent of patients' recovery before leaving hospital. ...
Mar 3, 2016
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Neuroscience
Studying stroke survivors gives researchers a window into how we spell
Many people may consider themselves poor spellers, but for stroke survivors, spelling can be particularly challenging, because damage to the brain can cause such radical errors as spelling L-I-O-N as T-I-G-E-R.
Feb 26, 2016
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