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A stroke is a medical emergency. Strokes happen when blood flow to your brain stops. Within minutes, brain cells begin to die. There are two kinds of stroke. The more common kind, called ischemic stroke, is caused by a blood clot that blocks or plugs a blood vessel in the brain. The other kind, called hemorrhagic stroke, is caused by a blood vessel that breaks and bleeds into the brain. "Mini-strokes" or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), occur when the blood supply to the brain is briefly interrupted.

Fluorescent protein sensor detects changes in cellular oxygen levels with very high sensitivity

Based on a protein from E. coli, scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a fluorescent protein sensor able to provide real-time information on dynamic changes in oxygen levels with very high sensitivity.

30 Aug 2018

Eagle Pharmaceuticals completes enrollment of second clinical study to evaluate safety, efficacy of RYANODEX

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced completion of enrollment of the Company's second clinical study to further evaluate the safety and efficacy of RYANODEX® (dantrolene sodium for injectable suspension) for the treatment of exertional heat stroke, an investigational new indication for the product.

30 Aug 2018

Study: First independent in-home use of brain-computer interface by ALS patients shows promise

Laboratory studies have shown the potential for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, who cannot move or speak, to communicate using a brain-computer interface.

30 Aug 2018

Clinical trial: Promising drug slows brain shrinkage in progressive MS patients

A promising drug slowed brain shrinkage in progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) by nearly half, according to new research led by Cleveland Clinic. Very limited therapies are currently available for this disabling form of the disease.

30 Aug 2018

SMA treatment may be effective even if started in children seven months and older

A drug shown to be effective in the treatment of babies with the rare muscle-wasting disease spinal muscular atrophy may be effective for muscle control even when treatment is started in children seven months and older, according to a study published in the August 29, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Previous studies focused on children younger than seven months old.

30 Aug 2018

Clinical trial provides 'strong signal' that TAVR is safe for patients with low surgical risk

Results of a clinical trial using transcatheter aortic valve replacement provided a "strong signal" that it is safe for patients with low surgical risk, potentially helping to open the way for broader use of the minimally invasive procedure, also known as TAVR.

30 Aug 2018

Three-pronged therapy triggers axons to regrow after spinal cord injury in rodents

Neuroscientists at UCLA, Harvard University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have identified a three-pronged treatment that triggers axons – the tiny fibers that link our nerve cells and enable them to communicate – to regrow after complete spinal cord injury in rodents. Not only did the axons grow through scars, they could also transmit signals across the damaged tissue.

29 Aug 2018

New study supports motor cortex 'excitability' as cause of restless legs syndrome

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say new experiments using magnetic pulse brain stimulation on people with moderate to severe restless legs syndrome have added to evidence that the condition is due to excitability and hyperarousal in the part of the brain's motor cortex responsible for leg movement.

29 Aug 2018

New rapid imaging protocol quickly and cheaply detects heart ailments for people in Peru

A newly developed rapid imaging protocol quickly and cheaply diagnosed heart ailments in patients in Peru, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

29 Aug 2018

Developing updated, international approach to identify healthy diet

Recommendations for a high quality diet to avoid cardiovascular disease were developed in high-income countries two to three decades ago. They don't consider other parts of the world or how diets have changed.

29 Aug 2018

Researchers enlist genes that control production of cellular energy stored in ATP molecules

Everything the body does--your brain thinking, your heart beating, your cells growing--requires energy. Consequently, it comes as no surprise that disruptions in energy production can contribute to a wide range of diseases.

29 Aug 2018

Study finds cause and history of spontaneous coronary artery dissection

The initial findings of a study on spontaneous coronary artery dissection, a major cause of heart attacks in women, are reported today in a late breaking science session at ESC Congress 2018.

28 Aug 2018

Blood pressure lowering therapy and statins continue to improve survival in patients with hypertension

Blood pressure and cholesterol lowering drugs continue to improve survival in patients with hypertension after more than a decade, according to late breaking results from the ASCOT Legacy study presented at ESC Congress 2018 and published in The Lancet.

28 Aug 2018

Combined oral anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy linked to poor prognosis in atrial fibrillation

Combined oral anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy is associated with a worse prognosis than anticoagulation alone in newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation patients without a clear indication for antiplatelets, according to late breaking results from the GARFIELD-AF registry presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

28 Aug 2018

Drug coated balloons are as good as stent implants for treating small blocked arteries

A removable balloon is as good as a permanent stent implant for opening small blocked arteries, according to late breaking results from the BASKET-SMALL 2 trial presented in a Hot Line Session today at ESC Congress 2018 and simultaneously published in The Lancet.

28 Aug 2018

Adults aged over 45 with psychological distress may have high risk of cardiovascular disease

Adults ages 45 or older who experience psychological distress such as depression and anxiety may have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

28 Aug 2018

Mice study reveals brain-heart biomarker for epilepsy after malaria

Animals that develop epilepsy after an infection can be identified as early as three months prior to their first seizure by measuring interactions between the brain and the heart.

From Society for Neuroscience 28 Aug 2018

Foods that constitute heart healthy diet for people globally may vary from what was earlier thought

The foods that make up a heart healthy diet for people worldwide may differ from what was previously thought, according to late breaking results from the observational Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological study presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and simultaneously published in the Lancet.

28 Aug 2018

Low carbohydrate diet can increase risk of premature death, finds study

Low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should be avoided, according to a large study presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

28 Aug 2018

MUSC and Siemens Healthineers join hands to advance quality of health care in South Carolina

The Medical University of South Carolina and Siemens Healthineers have formed a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership with the mutual goal of advancing the quality of health care in South Carolina.

28 Aug 2018

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Fluorescent protein sensor detects changes in cellular oxygen levels with very high sensitivity

Eagle Pharmaceuticals completes enrollment of second clinical study to evaluate safety, efficacy of RYANODEX

Study: First independent in-home use of brain-computer interface by ALS patients shows promise

Clinical trial: Promising drug slows brain shrinkage in progressive MS patients

SMA treatment may be effective even if started in children seven months and older

Clinical trial provides 'strong signal' that TAVR is safe for patients with low surgical risk

Three-pronged therapy triggers axons to regrow after spinal cord injury in rodents

New study supports motor cortex 'excitability' as cause of restless legs syndrome

New rapid imaging protocol quickly and cheaply detects heart ailments for people in Peru

Developing updated, international approach to identify healthy diet

Researchers enlist genes that control production of cellular energy stored in ATP molecules

Study finds cause and history of spontaneous coronary artery dissection

Blood pressure lowering therapy and statins continue to improve survival in patients with hypertension

Combined oral anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy linked to poor prognosis in atrial fibrillation

Drug coated balloons are as good as stent implants for treating small blocked arteries

Adults aged over 45 with psychological distress may have high risk of cardiovascular disease

Mice study reveals brain-heart biomarker for epilepsy after malaria

Foods that constitute heart healthy diet for people globally may vary from what was earlier thought

Low carbohydrate diet can increase risk of premature death, finds study

MUSC and Siemens Healthineers join hands to advance quality of health care in South Carolina

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