Lost brain function restored in mice after stroke
Researchers have succeeded in restoring lost brain function in mouse models of stroke using small molecules that in the future could potentially be developed into a stroke recovery therapy.…
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Mobile stroke units increase odds of averting stroke
Receiving a clot-busting drug in an ambulance-based mobile stroke unit (MSU) increases the likelihood of averting strokes and complete recovery compared with standard hospital emergency…
AI Extends ‘Golden Hour’ to Aid Ischemic Stroke Patients All Day
The introduction of groundbreaking, swift Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is expanding the treatment timeframe for patients with ischemic stroke, stretching it from the conventional…
Stroke patients ‘should be offered more intensive rehab’
Stroke patients should be offered additional rehabilitation to help them recover, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended, despite recognising this is…
Converting brain immune cells into neurons helps mice recover after stroke
Researchers at Kyushu University have discovered that turning brain immune cells into neurons successfully restores brain function after stroke-like injury in mice. These findings, published…
Short bouts of activity like chores can reduce heart attack, premature death risks:…
Those who huffed and puffed for at least 10 seconds per minute, or 15 per cent of one physical activity bout or slot, saw the greatest benefit, they found. NEW DELHI: Short bouts of…
McConnell tries to reassure colleagues about his health, vows to serve out term as…
By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell declared again Wednesday that he plans to…
Predicting ICU Outcomes; Post-Stroke Brain Stimulation
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of…
Cluster of slightly unhealthy traits linked with earlier heart attack and stroke
Middle-aged adults with three or more unhealthy traits including slightly high waist circumference, blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose have heart attacks and strokes two years earlier…
Novo Nordisk shares pop after key trial data shows Wegovy cuts risk of heart attack…
Packages of the weight-loss drug Wegovy from the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk lie on the sales counter in a Danish pharmacy.Stefan Trumpf | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesShares of…