Method uses light to measure brain blood flow

Measuring cerebral blood flow is important for diagnosing strokes, and for predicting secondary damage in hemorrhages or traumatic brain injuries.

Andy Fell-UC Davis • futurity
May 13, 2021 ~5 min

Two blood thinners may not be worth the risk

For some patients, adding aspirin to a direct oral anticoagulant rarely adds value—but may add risk.

Haley Otman-U. Michigan • futurity
April 19, 2021 ~4 min


New genetic clues point to new treatments for ‘silent’ stroke

Scientists have identified new genetic clues in people who have had small and often apparently ‘silent’ strokes that are difficult to treat and a major cause

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 25, 2021 ~4 min

COVID-19 patients have low risk of stroke

Few COVID-19 patients have a stroke but those that do have a higher risk of requiring long-term care after hospital discharge, a new review shows.

Eric Maze-Missouri • futurity
March 4, 2021 ~4 min

Telemedicine for stroke improves patient outcomes, saves lives

The first national analysis shows patients at hospitals that offer remote stroke consults fare and were more likely to survive than patients who presented at hospitals without stroke telecare.

Jake Miller • harvard
March 1, 2021 ~4 min

Light decodes what a person sees from brain signals

Light may one day offer a way to help people unable to express themselves because of brain injury or disease communicate with the outside world.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Feb. 9, 2021 ~7 min

Phone tool can spot strokes as well as ER docs

A new smartphone tool can diagnose strokes within minutes with the same level of accuracy that emergency room doctors do, resarchers report.

Jessica Hallman-Penn State • futurity
Nov. 2, 2020 ~6 min

Age and pre-existing conditions increase risk of stroke among COVID-19 patients

Fourteen out of every 1,000 COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital experience a stroke, a rate that is even higher in older patients and those with severe

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 28, 2020 ~6 min


Quicker treatment could save older stroke patients

A new stroke treatment offers a life-saving and surprisingly safe alternative to thrombectomy for patients who have difficult-to-access arteries.

Yale • futurity
Oct. 20, 2020 ~6 min

Tweaked enzyme may treat spine injury and stroke damage

An enzyme called chondroitinase ABC that regrows damaged nerve tissue in animals has been too unstable for human use. New work could change things.

Jim Barlow-Oregon • futurity
Sept. 8, 2020 ~6 min

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