• Filter By:
• Specialty
• Source
• Condition
• Cancer
• Infectious Disease
• Drug
• Training
• Management
• Procedure
• Therapy
• Vaccine
• Nutrition
• Country

Rates of death after stroke have fallen by a quarter in south London
Rates of death and disability after a stroke have fallen by a quarter in south London in the past 16 years, perhaps due to specialist stroke centres
Source: New Scientist - Health - March 12, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

Mindscapes: Stroke turned ex-con into rhyming painter
Once a hardened criminal, Tommy McHugh had a stroke that gave him a compulsive urge to paint and talk in rhyme – and unable to hurt a fly    
Source: New Scientist - Health - May 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

Stroke patients improve in first stem cell trial
For the first time since their stroke, people have been able to lift limbs, grip objects and walk unaided following an injection of stem cells to their brain    
Source: New Scientist - Health - May 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

First stem cell trial for stroke shows lasting benefits
A year after receiving an injection of stem cells, 11 people disabled by stroke continue to improve on five different measures of recovery
Source: New Scientist - Health - May 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

Computer mind meld gives voice to man after a stroke
A man left almost completely paralysed after a stroke has found his voice via a brain-computer interface, the first "locked-in" person to master the device
Source: New Scientist - Health - October 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

Drilling into my skull and injecting stem cells helped my stroke
After having a stroke in 2014, Evelyn Hilton volunteered to have stem cells injected into her brain to help treat the condition
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

Robot physical therapist helps people walk again after a stroke
A robotic harness controlled by a neural network can adjust a person ’s balance and muscle activity to help them walk normally after a spinal injury or stroke
Source: New Scientist - Health - July 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

See-through brains reveal how stroke damages vital blood vessels
A technique that turns mouse brains transparent like glass has given the first-ever 3D view of how stroke cuts off blood supply in the brain
Source: New Scientist - Health - September 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

Depriving the brain of a sense may improve stroke recovery
Trimming the whiskers of mice suggests that blocking off some functions of the brain can help it rewire itself around stroke damage, speeding up recovery
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

Blood from umbilical cord may help fix your brain after a stroke
Ten people have received infusions of umbilical cord blood days after having a stroke, and they seem to have recovered better than would normally be expected
Source: New Scientist - Health - May 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

Stroke rehab should be offered for months longer than it currently is
People who have had a stroke are generally given physiotherapy for around a month, but those who received extra treatment saw improved physical ability, against the received wisdom that only early intervention helps
Source: New Scientist - Health - September 20, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

Women have been under-represented in stroke therapy trials for decades
For decades, clinical trials to test stroke treatments haven ' t included enough women – a disparity that could be hampering efforts to develop better care
Source: New Scientist - Health - October 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

Stroke drug improves memory and repairs injured brain tissue in mice
Unlike existing treatments that focus on rehabilitation or reducing the risk of an additional stroke, the experimental drug targets the " stickiness " that can prevent injured brain tissue from functioning as it should
Source: New Scientist - Health - July 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

Air pollution raises our risk of a stroke and its later complications
Exceeding the World Health Organization ' s recommended air pollution exposure limit could substantially increase our risk of a first-time stroke
Source: New Scientist - Health - September 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

Spinal cord stimulation helps people with stroke regain arm movement
Two people with upper body paralysis caused by stroke partially regained arm movements after receiving electrical stimulation of neurons in their spinal cord
Source: New Scientist - Health - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

Pages: 1  2  3  4