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UCSF's Johnston tapped to head Texas' new Dell Medical School
Dr. S. Claiborne "Clay" Johnston has been named inaugural dean of the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.
Johnston, who was introduced at a press conference Tuesday on the UT campus, is currently associate vice chancellor of research at the University of California, San Francisco, and is a practicing neurologist who specializes in preventing and treating stroke.
He will move over to his new role at the Dell Medical School on March 1. The medical school is expected to dramatically…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 21, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Greg Barr Source Type: research
No pain, no gain? Getting the most out of exercise
Staying in shape has all sorts of benefits, from maintaining heart health to warding off dementia and cancerInactivity – fuelled by cars and a sedentary work life – has been dubbed the biggest public health problem of the 21st century, a global pandemic with dramatic impact on peoples wellbeing. The latest reports suggest that around the world it was responsible for 5.3 million deaths in 2008 – around one in 10 – more deaths than smoking.Not only does exercise make you fitter, it can also ward off numerous and often unexpected diseases, from heart attacks, to diabetes, some forms of cancer and dementia. There are t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 13, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Catherine de Lange Tags: Cycling Fitness Sport Running Transport Yoga Weightlifting Features UK news Life and style Cycle hire schemes The Observer Swimming Science Source Type: news
UTHealth named one of nation's NIH stroke network centers
(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has been named one of 25 regional stroke centers by the National Institutes of Health and the only one in Texas.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 13, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Clotting Factors to Treat Thrombolysis-related Symptomatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Conclusions: We found no evidence that treatment for sICH with clotting factors has a favorable effect on clinical or radiological outcomes. However, the sample was small because of the low frequency of sICH. New treatments are urgently needed for this uncommon yet serious condition.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 9, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Yazan J. Alderazi, Niravkumar V. Barot, Hui Peng, Farhaan S. Vahidy, Digvijaya D. Navalkele, Navdeep Sangha, Vivek Misra, Sean I. Savitz Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Optimizing Prediction Scores for Poor Outcome After Intra-Arterial Therapy in Anterior Circulation Acute Ischemic Stroke Clinical Sciences
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The HIAT2 score, which combines clinical and imaging variables, performed better than all previous scores in predicting poor outcome after IAT for anterior circulation large artery occlusions.
Source: Stroke - November 25, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Sarraj, A., Albright, K., Barreto, A. D., Boehme, A. K., Sitton, C. W., Choi, J., Lutzker, S. L., Sun, C.-H. J., Bibars, W., Nguyen, C. B., Mir, O., Vahidy, F., Wu, T.-C., Lopez, G. A., Gonzales, N. R., Edgell, R., Martin-Schild, S., Hallevi, H., Chen, P. Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction, Angioplasty and Stenting Clinical Sciences Source Type: research
NIH funds researchers using light to control and monitor neural activity
(University of Texas at Arlington) Samarendra Mohanty, assistant professor of physics at The University of Texas at Arlington, expects to receive a total of $384,269 over the next two years from the NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. His work involves using a near-infrared ultrafast laser beam to deliver genes that allow expression of light-sensitive proteins, called opsins, in specific cells. That proteins' expression allows researchers to influence neural activity through optical or light stimulation -- a technique known as optogenetics.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 7, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Predicting the need for hospital admission of TIA patients
Abstract: Background: It is unknown which patient will benefit most from hospital admission after transient ischemic attack (TIA). Our aim was to define predictors of a positive hospital outcome.Methods: We used two cohorts of TIA patients: the University of Texas at Houston Stroke Center (UTH); and Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Israel (TASMC) for external validation. We retrospectively reviewed medical records and imaging data.We defined positive yield (PY) of the hospital admission as identification of stroke etiologies that profoundly changes clinical management.Results: The UTH cohort included 178 patients. 24.7%...
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - October 28, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Indrani Acosta, Sivan Bloch, Miriam Morales, Natan M. Bornstein, Sean I. Savitz, Hen Hallevi Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Effectiveness of clot-buster enhanced by ultrasound device in stroke patients
A study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) showed that a hands-free ultrasound device combined with a clot-busting drug was safe for ischemic stroke patients. The results of the phase II pilot study were reported in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. Lead author is Andrew D. Barreto, M.D., assistant professor of neurology in the Stroke Program at the UTHealth Medical School. Principal investigator is James C. Grotta, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Neurology at the UTHealth Medical School, the Roy M...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Ultrasound device combined with clot-buster safe for stroke, say UTHealth researchers
(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) A study led by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston showed that a hands-free ultrasound device combined with a clot-busting drug was safe for ischemic stroke patients.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 24, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New treatment for stroke recovery shows early success
Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have taken a step toward developing a new treatment to aid the recovery of limb function after strokes. In a study published online in the journal Neurobiology of Disease, researchers report the full recovery of forelimb strength in animals receiving vagus nerve stimulation. "Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide," said Dr. Navid Khodaparast, a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and lead author of the study. "Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
UT Dallas researchers find early success in new treatment for stroke recovery
(University of Texas at Dallas) Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas conducted a study testing vagus nerve stimulation as a possible technique to improve recovery from stroke. The stimulation method already is approved for use in humans for treating a number of diseases. In the animal study, researchers found that pairing vagus nerve stimulation with physical rehabilitation returned all of the rats in the trial group to pre-stroke levels -- double the effectiveness of rehabilitation alone.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 1, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
UTSA student wins American Heart Association fellowship for nanosystems engineering research
(University of Texas at San Antonio) University of Texas at San Antonio biomedical engineering Ph.D. candidate Anand Srinivasan has been awarded a $25,000, one-year doctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association. This highly competitive fellowship provides significant funding to doctoral students to support research and training in cardiovascular and stroke discoveries. Srinivasan will develop a new chip-based platform that can be used to test the effectiveness of drug treatments for infective endocarditis, a dangerous bacterial-fungal infection of the heart's inner lining.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
The University of Texas Houston Stroke Registry (UTHSR): implementation of enhanced data quality assurance procedures improves data quality
Conclusions:
Establishment of a rigorous data quality assurance for our UTHSR has helped to improve the validity of data. We observed an excellent IRR between the two abstractors. We recommend training of chart abstractors and systematic assessment of IRR between abstractors and validity of the abstracted data in stroke registries.
Source: BioMed Central - June 15, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Mohammad H RahbarNicole R GonzalesManouchehr Ardjomand-HessabiAmirali TahananMelvin R SlineHui PengRenganayaki PandurenganFarhaan S VahidyJessica D TanksleyAyodeji A DelanoRene M MalazarteEllie E ChoiSean I SavitzJames C Grotta Source Type: research
Claim that statins damage muscles 'overblown'
In this study, statin users were matched with non-users so their baseline characteristics were similar.
A cohort study is the ideal study design to address this question. However, despite the fact that the researchers tried to ensure there were as few differences as possible between statin users and statin non-users at baseline, it is possible that other factors (confounders) are responsible for the associations seen. A randomised controlled trial would be required to show a cause and effect relationship.
Links To The Headlines Statins could lead to muscular injuries, scientists warn. The Daily Telegraph, June 4 2013
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Source: NHS News Feed - June 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Older people Source Type: news
Pain, pain, go away
(University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to apply the techniques of gene therapy to the problem of neuropathic pain -- that is, pain that arises from a malfunction in the nervous system.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
