Archive for the ‘Stroke / Neuroprotection’ Category
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Up to 20 percent of patients taking aspirin to lower the risk of suffering a second cerebrovascular event do not have an antiplatelet response from aspirin, the effect thought to produce the protective effect, researchers at the University at Buffalo have shown.
"Millions of people use low-dose aspirin either for prevention ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
American adults have a higher prevalence of stroke than their European counterparts, due in part to a higher rate of stroke risk factors among Americans and barriers to care in the United States, according to a study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2008.
Compared to European men, ...
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
According to an article published in The Lacnet Neurology, phase III clinical trials of alteplase should now begin. Alteplase is the only licensed therapy for acute ischaemic stroke and is found to have positive effects for some patients, even if administered after the usual 3-hour treatment window.
Acute ischaemic stroke is ...
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
A new US study found that dozing during the day could be a sign of increased stroke risk for elderly Americans. The findings of the study (Abstract 94) were presented to the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2008, taking place in New Orleans this week.
The researchers found that stroke ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
A new US study found that dozing during the day could be a sign of increased stroke risk for elderly Americans. The findings of the study (Abstract 94) were presented to the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2008, taking place in New Orleans this week.
The researchers found that stroke ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. ("SCT") (TSX VENTURE:SSS) is pleased to announce favorable results from the investigator led BETAS (Beta-hCG + Erythropoietin in Acute Stroke), Phase IIa, open label, safety trial conducted at the University of California, Irvine and Hoag Presbyterian Memorial Hospital, Newport Beach, CA. This trial is the first ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Calling a primary care doctor instead of 9-1-1 at the first sign of a stroke can delay patients from reaching an emergency room during the most critical period - the first three hours after onset of stroke symptoms, researchers reported at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2008.
In two ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
A new study by researchers in Finland found that listening to music soon after a stroke appeared to improve patients' recovery.
The study is the work of Dr Teppo Sarkamo, a psychologist at the Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology, at the University of Helsinki and at the Helsinki Brain ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Neural cells derived from human embryonic stem cells helped repair stroke-related damage in the brains of rats and led to improvements in their physical abilities, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
This study, to be published in the Feb. 20 issue of the ...
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