ADHD drugs do not increase heart problems in kids
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Stimulants used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder do not increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes or sudden death, U.S. researchers said on Monday, in a finding...
View ArticleFDA approves Bayer/J&J's stroke drug Xarelto
(Reuters) - U.S. health regulators approved on Friday the stroke preventer Xarelto from Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson for people with a common heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation....
View ArticleNew drug patented for preventing brain damage after a stroke
The American Stroke Association has been running an advertisement lately in my neighborhood that reads, “Learn to recognize a stroke, because time lost is brain lost.” The campaign is part of an...
View ArticleNew head patch could effectively, easily monitor patients after stroke
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Florida have developed a new head patch to monitor stroke victims during their hospitalization. “About one-third of stroke patients in the hospital suffer another...
View ArticleNew technique removes blood clots in the brain, improving recovery from stroke
Johns Hopkins neurologists have developed a new technique that successfully dissolves blood clots in the brain. The minimally-invasive procedure allows for removing the potentially deadly clots...
View ArticleRare mutations may help explain aneurysm risk
An innovative approach to genome screening has provided clues about rare mutations that may make people susceptible to brain aneurysms, according to preliminary research presented at the American...
View ArticleStem cells used to treat traumatic brain injuries
The brain is what makes us human, so it is understandable that people fear the wide-ranging symptoms that can accompany brain injury. These symptoms include impaired motor functions, loss of memory,...
View ArticleNew blood thinners have fewer disadvantages than Coumadin
Two new blood thinners, Xarelto (rivaroxaban) and Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) have been approved by the FDA for patients with atrial fibrillation that is not caused by a heart valve problem. The...
View ArticleAre clot-busting drugs safe for kids with strokes?
In adults, clot-busting drugs can reduce disability if given within a few hours after a stroke. But few studies have looked at whether these drugs are safe for children. A new study used a national...
View ArticlePromising new compound for treating stroke
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have produced a new chemical compound for the possible treatment of brain damage caused by stroke. The compound binds 1,000 times more effectively to the...
View ArticleAspirin resistance: New patented method identifies people who don't respond...
If you’re like the majority of Americans, you take an aspirin when you have a headache, or possibly as a preventative measure against heart attack or stroke. Aspirin accomplishes the former by...
View ArticleDoctors find new way to predict recurrent stroke
New research from the University of Calgary shows that using a CT (computerised tomography) scan, doctors can predict if patients who have had a transient ischemic attack (TIA, a minor stroke), with...
View ArticleNew stroke-preventing device demonstrated
Researchers from Atritech, now part of Boston Scientific, have developed the WATCHMAN device, a small mesh umbrella that can be inserted into part of the heart cavity to prevent the formation of blood...
View ArticleTrauma researchers discover way to block body's response to cold
Researchers at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz., in collaboration with Amgen Inc. and several other institutions, have discovered a drug that blocks the body's response to...
View ArticleResearchers identify a new way to image bleeding in the brain
Research from the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute shows that by using a CT scan (computerized tomography), doctors can predict which patients are at risk of continued bleeding in the...
View ArticleExpensive procedure no more effective than medical therapy to prevent strokes
A catheter procedure that closes a hole in patients' hearts was no more effective than medical therapy in preventing recurrent strokes, according to a new study published in the March 15 issue of the...
View ArticleClinical trial of stem cell therapy for stroke begun
SanBio Inc. today announced that the first 6 patients, of a total of 18, have been successfully administered SB623, a new allogeneic stem cell therapy product, in the first clinical trial testing the...
View ArticleHigh intake of soda increases stroke risk
A recently published study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition examined soda's effect on stroke risk. Dr. Adam Bernstein, Research Director at Cleveland Clinic's Wellness Institute, said...
View ArticleOlder women have higher risk of stroke than men
Atrial fibrillation can cause strokes and is known to be the most common cardiac arrhythmia, a condition involving an irregular heartbeat. A recent study, led by the Research Institute of the McGill...
View ArticleNon-invasive brain stimulation impacts walking patterns
A new non-invasive technique for stimulation of the brain has helped healthy individuals learn new walking patterns more rapidly. This suggests that the technique, called cerebellar transcranial...
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