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...
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA One of Australia’s biggest health issues could be checked if more people took up yoga or tai chi and reduced their blood pressure, an Australian study has found. IMAGE: TAI CHI AND YOGA HELP LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE, THUS PREVENTING STROKES, RESEARCHERS SAY. CREDIT: CREATIVE COMMONS Stroke costs the country $5 billion a...
Less fatigue and better recovery of cognitive abilities such as learning and memory. These may be the results of growth hormone treatment after a stroke, an experimental study of mice published in the journal Stroke suggests. IMAGE: JORGEN ISGAARD, PROFESSOR, SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY, UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN, AND UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA. “We hope that this work can pave...
