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Neuropsychiatric disorders among Syrian and Iraqi refugees in Jordan: a retrospective cohort study 2012–2013
Conclusions: Neuropsychiatric disorders, including those traditionally considered outside the purview of refugee health, are an important burden to health among Iraqi and Syrian refugees. Possible interventions could include stroke risk factor reduction and targeted medication donations for multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and schizophrenia.
Source: Conflict and Health - March 29, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Erica McKenziePaul SpiegelAdam KhalifaFarrah Mateen Source Type: research

Brain tumor invasion along blood vessels may lead to new cancer treatments
(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Invading glioblastoma cells may hijack cerebral blood vessels during early stages of disease progression and damage the brain's protective barrier, a study in mice indicates. This finding could ultimately lead to new ways to bring about the death of the tumor, as therapies may be able to reach these deadly cells at an earlier time point than was previously thought possible.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 8, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Is it Bell's palsy or a stroke? Emergency physicians have the answer
(American College of Emergency Physicians) Emergency physicians correctly identified nearly 100 percent of patients with Bell's palsy, the symptoms of which are nearly identical to potentially life-threatening diseases such as stroke and brain tumors. The results of a study of six years of California patient records were published online yesterday in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 26, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Accelerated death rate in population-based cohort of persons with traumatic brain injury - Selassie AW, Cao Y, Church EC, Saunders LL, Krause J.
OBJECTIVES:: To determine the influence of preexisting heart, liver, kidney, cancer, stroke, and mental health problems and examine the influence of low socioeconomic status on mortality after discharge from acute care facilities for individuals with traum...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Using 1 grant to tackle 2 diseases
(University of New Mexico Cancer Center) Specialized cells, called "hematopoietic stem cells," produce the new blood cells. Scientists thought hematopoietic stem cells stayed in the bone marrow but recent research has revealed that they travel to the problem site: to the heart if a heart attack is in progress, or to the brain in the case of a stroke. Jennifer Gillette, Ph.D., will study why these cells leave the bone marrow and what they do when they reach their target.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 28, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

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