Stroke

ATVB Journal Report DALLAS, Jan. 16, 2019 - For the first time, in a study conducted in mice, researchers found that tobacco smoke from a hookah caused blood to function abnormally and be more likely to clot and quickly form blood clots,…

Find out at ESC Heart & Stroke 2020 24 and 25 January in Barcelona, Spain The latest data on the main causes of death after stroke will be presented at ESC Heart & Stroke 2020. The international conference of the European Society…

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 15, 2020) - A stroke appears to create a sticky situation inside the blood vessels of the brain that can worsen damage days, even months later, scientists…

UB researcher's background in computer modeling made his pioneering advancement of combining existing approaches seem obvious, a 'chocolate and peanut butter moment' BUFFALO, N.Y. - He calls it his "chocolate and peanut butter moment." A…

Credit: Andrew Davis Tucker It's been almost a quarter century since the first drug was approved for stroke. But what's even more striking is that only a single drug remains approved today. In a publication appearing this month…

Polypropylene glycol-based biomaterial compatible with body tissueCredit: Northern Arizona University Tim Becker, an associate professor of practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Arizona University, is…

Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL-- The results of a study conducted by researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine may not support troponin…

Credit: H. Zolfaghari, ARTORG Center, University of Bern Most people are familiar with turbulence in aviation: certain wind conditions cause a bumpy passenger flight. But even within human blood vessels, blood flow can be…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 8, 2020) -- New research shows that the microorganisms in our gut could help protect brain cells from damage caused by inflammation after a stroke. The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience by researchers…

A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that switching from combustible to e-cigarettes does not reduce stroke risk Ann Arbor, January 7, 2020 - People are looking at e-cigarettes as a "healthy" alternative to…