Stroke doctors establish best practices to protect against COVID-19
Patients should continue to seek early treatment for a suspected stroke, they adviseCredit: UCLA Health To keep patients and health-care ...
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Focused ultrasound opening brain to previously impossible treatments
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications University of Virginia researchers are pioneering the use of focused ultrasound to defy the ...
American College of Cardiology urges heart attack, stroke patients to seek medical help
After reported drops in heart attack, stroke patients going to ER amid COVID-19 pandemic, new CardioSmart resources outline when, how ...
New route of assembly and ionic channel traffic in cardiac cells
Ionic channels: frontiers in cell membranesCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Ionic channels -integral proteins in the cell membrane- are essential in ...
For stroke survivors, light physical activity linked to better daily function
Credit: Photo courtesy Neha Gothe CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers used accelerometers to measure daily physical activity in 30 stroke survivors ...
Air pollution linked to dementia and cardiovascular disease
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman. People continuously exposed to air pollution are at increased risk of dementia, especially if they also suffer ...
Artificial intelligence can speed up the detection of stroke
Credit: Turku PET Centre Timely detection and accurate segmentation of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) lesions on magnetic resonance images (MRIs) ...
Stroke: When the system fails for the second time
Credit: MPI CBS It is now widely known that the brain is much more malleable than once thought. Even after ...
Antioxidant treatment in acute ischemic stroke may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s dementia
The article by Dr. Anamaria Jurcau and Dr. Aurel Simion is published in the journal, CNS & Neurological Disorders - ...
IU scientists study link between energy levels, spinal cord injury
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Each year, thousands of people in the United States experience a spinal cord injury, damaging ...
Gene therapy generates new neurons to treat Huntington’s disease
Gene therapy to treat Huntington's diseaseCredit: Gong Chen and Zheng Wu Huntington's disease (HD) is a rare disease characterized by ...
Kessler researchers test trunk-strengthening program for hemiplegia post stroke
Rakesh Pilkar, Ph.D., will conduct a pilot study of the AllCore360º device for improving core strength, posture and balance in ...
Hospital admission & neurological consultations associated with improved TIA care quality
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Admission to the hospital and being seen by a neurologist are factors associated with better ...
Study of 418,000 Europeans finds different foods linked to different types of stroke
Credit: European Heart Journal Different types of food are linked to risks of different types of stroke, according to the ...
Research shows new drug helps to preserve brain cells for a time after stroke
UCalgary led international study shows promising results for neuroprotection by combining endovascular therapy with nerinetideCredit: Photo by Roth & Ramberg ...
Researchers challenge new guidelines on aspirin in primary prevention
Credit: Florida Atlantic University The most recent guidelines for primary prevention recommend aspirin use for individuals ages 40 to 70 ...
The Open Wearables Initiative expands founding team; begins soliciting algorithms and datasets for wearable and connected health technologies
OWEAR Founders Shimmer, GGIR software and algorithms author Dr. Vincent van Hees, and Nextbridge Health are now joined by non-profits ...
AJR: Smartphone, laptop prove reliable and accurate for acute ischemic stroke decision
American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) finds mobile devices both reliable and accurate for the clinical decision to administer IV thrombolysis ...
World’s first bedside MRI system receives FDA 510(k) clearance
Novel MRI system is a breakthrough in patient accessibility and costCredit: (c) Hyperfine Research, Inc. GUILFORD, Conn., February 12, 2020 ...
Stroke: Macrophages migrate from the blood
Molecular switch in bone marrow stem cells helps research into inflammatory processes in the brainCredit: (c) AG Stumm/UKJ Macrophages are ...
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