Intravenous (IV) administration of the antiplatelet agent tirofiban for 72 hours was associated with a reduction in early neurologic deterioration compared with oral aspirin therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke, in the randomized TREND trial. The results were presented at the International Stroke Conference 2024, held on February 7-9 in Phoenix, Arizona. Lead author...
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Combining neurologic and blood pressure drugs reduces breast tumor development in mice
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON — Adding a medication used to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder and migraines to a blood pressure medicine reversed some aspects of breast cancer in the offspring of mice at high risk of the disease because of the high fat diet fed to their mothers during pregnancy. Conversely, this treatment combination...
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Researchers find children experience concussion symptoms three times longer than adults
Concussion symptoms for children under 13 years old typically last three times longer than they do for older teens and adults, but keeping them out of the classroom during recovery is not necessarily the preferred treatment, according to a comprehensive research review in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Parents should be aware that...