MARCH 20TH, 2023 CONN HASTINGS EXCLUSIVE, NEUROLOGY, REHAB Kandu Health, a digital health company based in California, has developed a platform to assist stroke survivors with aftercare. Healthcare for stroke patients is primarily focused on acute care to limit the damage caused by the stroke. However, the company has identified that stroke survivors are frequently...
by Lauran Neergaard In this photo provided by UPMC and Pitt Health Sciences, neurosurgeon Dr. Peter Gerszten tells study participant Heather Rendulic how electrodes will be implanted on her spinal cord at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh on May 7, 2021. A stroke left Rendulic with little use of her left hand and arm, so she...
by University of South Australia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A world-first study of stroke survivors shows how chronic pain can alter body perception, with the brain tricking patients into believing their affected hand is a different size, increasing the risk of accidents. Australian and US researchers found there’s a strong likelihood in stroke patients with persistent pain to mistakenly...
by Laura Williamson Julie Stillman was 55 years old when a blood vessel in her brain suddenly burst. The hemorrhagic stroke left her unable to compose a simple sentence—a hard blow for a woman who built a career in book publishing. It also robbed her of the ability to speak properly. But not the ability...
by European Society of Cardiology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A small feasibility study has suggested that tai chi has the potential to reduce depression, anxiety, and stress plus improve sleep in people who have had a stroke. The research is presented today at EuroHeartCare—ACNAP Congress 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology...
by Boston University In a new paper published in Scientific Reports, researchers can predict language recovery in Hispanic patients who speak both English and Spanish fluently–a group of aphasia patients particularly at risk of long-term language loss–using sophisticated computer models of the brain. Credit: Fakurian Design on Unsplash At Boston University, a team of researchers is...
by Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Baycrest scientists are pioneering the use of individualized brain stimulation therapy to treat aphasia in recovering stroke patients. Aphasia is a debilitating language disorder that impacts all forms of verbal communication, including speech, language comprehension, and reading and writing abilities. It affects around one-third of stroke survivors, but can also be present...
Researchers call for more rigorous clinical trials as rumours abound that US regulators are considering widening access to the potential therapy. Plasma is a yellow liquid left behind after cells are removed from donated blood. It contains antibodies and immune-regulating proteins that could help treat disease.Credit: Guillermo Legaria/Getty US President Donald Trump has called on...
By Paul Ridden May 12, 2020 In 2017, researchers from Harvard’s Wyss Institute, the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science and Boston University demonstrated a soft robotic exosuit designed to help stroke patients improve their mobility. Now an untethered version of the lightweight ankle-assisting device has been shown to increase walking speed...
Having positive health beliefs–specifically, the perception that you can protect yourself from having another stroke–is linked to lower blood pressure among stroke survivors, especially women, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health. The findings are published in a spotlight issue on psychosocial factors in the Journal of...
