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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.

Findings open up improved treatment possibilities for children suffering from leukaemia

A research team led by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) scientists have made a key finding which is expected to open up improved treatment possibilities for children suffering from leukaemia.

14 Aug 2014

Research and planning to meet health needs of people living with HIV

As effective treatments for HIV become more widely available in low- and middle-income countries, there's an urgent need to assess and manage health risks in the growing number of people living with HIV.

14 Aug 2014

Reducing brain levels of tau protein effectively blocks development of childhood epilepsy

Researchers at the Gladstone Institutes have shown that reducing brain levels of the protein tau effectively blocks the development of disease in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome, a severe intractable form of childhood epilepsy.

14 Aug 2014

iTAKL study receives $3.8 million NIH grant to examine effects of head impacts in youth league football

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has received a $3.8 million, five-year grant from the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health, to continue studying the effects of head impacts in youth league football.

13 Aug 2014

Heart attack survivors who exercise vigorously are at increased risk of cardiovascular deaths

There is strong epidemiological evidence of the importance of regular physical activity, such as brisk walking and jogging, in the management and rehabilitation of cardiovascular disease and in lowering the risk of death from other diseases such as hypertension, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.

13 Aug 2014

Rehabilitation treatment improves motor function in stroke patients

With effective rehabilitation, stroke patients can partially regain their motor control and continue their activities of daily living.

13 Aug 2014

Measure Up/Pressure Down campaign improves high blood pressure control in 205,000 patients

Medical groups participating in Measure Up/Pressure Down®, a national hypertension campaign, improved detection or control of high blood pressure for 205,000 Americans living with the disease in the first 12 months of the campaign, the American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF) announced today.

13 Aug 2014

Delay in correcting abnormal cardiac rhythm linked with greater risk of thromboembolic complications

A delay of 12 hours or longer to correct an abnormal cardiac rhythm from atrial fibrillation was associated with a greater risk of thromboembolic complications such as stroke, according to a study in the August 13 issue of JAMA.

13 Aug 2014

Experiencing atrial fibrillation while hospitalized linked with increased long-term risk of stroke

In a study that included 1.7 million patients undergoing inpatient surgery, experiencing atrial fibrillation while hospitalized was associated with an increased long-term risk of ischemic stroke, especially following noncardiac surgery, according to a study in the August 13 issue of JAMA.

13 Aug 2014

Treatments that involve neck manipulation may be linked with strokes

Treatments that involve neck manipulation may be associated with strokes, although this association is not proven, according to an American Heart Association Scientific Statement written by lead author Dr. Jose Biller of Loyola University Medical Center and other stroke experts.

13 Aug 2014

Study: Brain tumors hijack the brain's existing blood supply during progression

Dangerous brain tumors hijack the brain's existing blood supply throughout their progression, by growing only within narrow potential spaces between and along the brain's thousands of small blood vessels, new research shows for the first time.

12 Aug 2014

Study examines the influence of unexpected task constraint on voluntary task switching

Kessler Foundation scientists have published results of cognitive research that show the negative effects that unexpected task constraint, following self-generated task choice, has on task-switching performance.

12 Aug 2014

Scientists identify long-overlooked function of vascular smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis

Scientists at the Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry (IFIB) have collaborated with colleagues from the Department of Pharmacy and the Department of Dermatology of the University of Tübingen to identify a long-overlooked function of vascular smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis.

12 Aug 2014

Novogen receives funding support to commence studies in muscular dystrophy

The Australian biotechnology company, Novogen Limited today announced receipt of funding from the FSHD Global Research Foundation as part of the Company’s efforts to find effective treatments for a range of musculo-degenerative diseases including facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD).

11 Aug 2014

Australia introducing breakthrough cerebral palsy treatment

"If Id had a stroke, I wouldn't be happy waiting two years for a diagnosis and treatment, by which time the damage would have become permanent" says Professor Nadia Badawi, Macquarie Group Foundation Chair of cerebral palsy and Head of Research with Cerebral Palsy Alliance "Well that's what we accept with children with cerebral palsy when early intervention in infancy could re-shape their brains, for example using what's called a motor learning approach, where we train the brain to learn new movements."

11 Aug 2014

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Findings open up improved treatment possibilities for children suffering from leukaemia

Research and planning to meet health needs of people living with HIV

Reducing brain levels of tau protein effectively blocks development of childhood epilepsy

iTAKL study receives $3.8 million NIH grant to examine effects of head impacts in youth league football

Heart attack survivors who exercise vigorously are at increased risk of cardiovascular deaths

Rehabilitation treatment improves motor function in stroke patients

Measure Up/Pressure Down campaign improves high blood pressure control in 205,000 patients

Delay in correcting abnormal cardiac rhythm linked with greater risk of thromboembolic complications

Experiencing atrial fibrillation while hospitalized linked with increased long-term risk of stroke

Treatments that involve neck manipulation may be linked with strokes

Study: Brain tumors hijack the brain's existing blood supply during progression

Study examines the influence of unexpected task constraint on voluntary task switching

Scientists identify long-overlooked function of vascular smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis

Novogen receives funding support to commence studies in muscular dystrophy

Australia introducing breakthrough cerebral palsy treatment

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European Commission approves EYLEA Injection for treatment of visual impairment due to DME

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