IMAGE: RESEARCH LED BY UTHEALTH SHOWED POTENTIAL FOR THE EKSO 1.1TM EXOSKELETON TO CORRECT IMPAIRED WALKING PATTERNS ON A WEAK OR PARALYZED LEG, AND INCREASE ITS MOTOR COORDINATION. CREDIT: PHOTO COURTESY OF FANGSHI ZHU, PHD/UTHEALTH Exoskeleton-assisted rehabilitation can be beneficial in treating stroke survivors, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center...
by Maxine Myers, Imperial College London Credit: Imperial College London A rehabilitation device can increase the amount of arm exercises stroke patients do without professional supervision, according to a new study. Over five million people in the UK live with arm weakness, with stroke damage accounting for one million people of those people. The only intervention shown to...
Sophia Antipolis, France – 29 Aug 2021: Continuous heart rhythm monitoring – with anticoagulation if atrial fibrillation is detected – does not prevent strokes in those at risk. That’s the finding of late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 20211 and published in The Lancet. Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder, affecting...
by Georgetown University Medical Center Credit: CC0 Public Domain Georgetown University researchers, looking at the ability of people to sound out words after a stroke, found that knowing which region of the brain was impacted by the stroke could have important implications for helping target rehabilitation efforts. The finding appeared August 30, 2021, in Brain Communications. “One in...
Sophia Antipolis, France – 30 Aug 2021: The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice are published online today in European Heart Journal.1 As much as 90% of the risk of a heart attack, stroke, or peripheral arterial disease (PAD) can be explained by smoking, poor eating habits, lack of...
A first-of-a-kind nerve stimulation treatment for people who have problems moving their arms after a stroke has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “People who have lost mobility in their hands and arms due to ischemic stroke are often limited in their treatment options for regaining motor function,” explained Dr. Christopher Loftus. He is...
by British Medical Journal Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Widespread pain is linked to a heightened risk of all types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, and stroke finds research published online in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. And this association is independent of potentially influential factors, such as age, general health, and lifestyle, the findings indicate....
by Northwestern University Muscle sarcomeres (consecutive green lines), the smallest functional unit of muscle, from inside a living human. Credit: Northwestern University After suffering a stroke, patients often are unable to use the arm on their affected side. Sometimes, they end up holding it close to their body, with the elbow flexed. In a new study,...
by Cleveland Clinic New findings from Cleveland Clinic researchers show for the first time that the gut microbiome impacts stroke severity and functional impairment following stroke. Credit: Cleveland Clinic New findings from Cleveland Clinic researchers show for the first time that the gut microbiome impacts stroke severity and functional impairment following stroke. The results, published in Cell Host & Microbe, lay...
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, June 14, 2021 — Preserving good cardiovascular health during young adulthood is one of the best ways to reduce risks of premature heart attack or stroke, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation. The number of premature deaths from cardiovascular disease is increasing in many countries including...
