by Levi Gadye, University of California, San Francisco The brain’s neurons (yellow) connect with one another using a vast network of neural wires, called neurites. Credit: Swanson Lab/University of California, San FranciscoWhether reeling from a sudden stroke or buckling under the sustained assault of Alzheimer’s, the brain becomes inflamed, leading to cognitive problems and even...
Sarah Amandolare A new and deceptively simple advance in chronic stroke treatment could be a vibrating glove. Researchers at Stanford University and Georgia Tech have developed a wearable device that straps around the wrist and hand, delivering subtle vibrations (akin to a vibrating cellphone) that may relieve spasticity as well as or better than the...
A portable robotic device created by UMass Amherst researchers provides new avenue for making state-of-the-art gait rehabilitation methods more effective and accessiblePeer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST MEGHAN HUBER WEARING THE HIP EXOSKELETON WITH MARK PRICE AND BANU ABDIKADIROVA (CREDIT: DERRICK ZELLMANN) Robotic Hip Exoskeleton Shows Promise for Helping Stroke Patients Regain Their Stride A...
Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA A study by the Institut de Neurociències of the UAB (INc-UAB) demonstrates in animal models the benefits of vorinostat after having suffered a stroke. The drug, used in humans to treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, has been proved to mitigate brain injuries and help in restoring brain tissue. Ischemic stroke...
Sue Hughes Use of vagal nerve stimulation in combination with intense physical rehabilitation in patients with chronic stroke led to improved hand and arm function, with benefits maintained out to 1 year, latest results from a randomized controlled trial showed. Study author, Teresa J. Kimberley, PhD, professor of rehabilitation science and physical therapy at MGH...
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...
Sue Hughes Use of vagal nerve stimulation in combination with intense physical rehabilitation in patients with chronic stroke led to improved hand and arm function, with benefits maintained out to 1 year, latest results from a randomized controlled trial showed. Study author, Teresa J. Kimberley, PhD, professor of rehabilitation science and physical therapy at MGH...
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public DomainGiving blood thinners in addition to clot-busting medications to people with ischemic strokes (clot-caused strokes) did not improve their outcomes 90 days later, according to preliminary late-breaking science presented today at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2024. These results are from the MOST (Multi-Arm Optimization of Stroke...
by American Heart Association Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with ischemic (clot-caused) stroke had better early recovery of cognitive function if treated with intravenous injections of a combination of biologically active components of ginkgo biloba during the first two weeks after the stroke, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International...
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public DomainHeart attack risk almost doubles in the first year after a stroke or when combined with a tear in a neck artery wall; however, a tear without a stroke does not seem to raise heart attack risk, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s...
