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How Brain Cells Compensate for Damage from a Stroke

June 29, 2021
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Los Angeles, CA — A study from UCLA neurologists challenges the idea that the brain recruits existing neurons to take over for those that are lost from stroke. It shows that in mice, undamaged neurons...

Stem Cell Therapy Promotes Recovery from Stroke and Dementia in Mice

April 22, 2021
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Los Angeles, CA — A one-time injection of an experimental stem cell therapy can repair brain damage and improve memory function in mice with conditions that replicate human strokes and dementia, a...

New Mechanism for Stroke Treatment Shows Successful Proof-of-Concept

August 20, 2020
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Storrs, CT — Many people who suffer a stroke are permanently disabled. Stroke remains the leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. Paralysis of one side of the body, speech and language...

Reducing Inflammation Boosts Cognitive Recovery after Stroke, may Extend Treatment Window

June 2, 2020
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Charleston, SC — Reperfusion therapy, the gold standard for stroke treatment, helps restore blood flow after a stroke caused by a clot, preventing loss of brain tissue. However, only about 10% of stroke...

Artificial Intelligence can Speed Up Detection of Stroke

March 31, 2020
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Turku, Finland — Timely detection and accurate segmentation of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) lesions on magnetic resonance images (MRIs) are essential for the triaging patient for endovascular therapy....

Stroke: Macrophages Migrate From the Blood

February 12, 2020
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Bonn, Germany — Macrophages are part of the innate immune system and essential for brain development and function. Using a novel method, scientists from Jena University Hospital, the University of...

Living Longer Is Important, but Those Years Need to Be Healthy Ones

January 29, 2020
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Dallas, TX — Data reported in the just published American Heart Association’s Heart & Stroke Statistics – 2020 Update, show heart disease and stroke deaths continue to decline, but...

Exosomes Promote Remarkable Recovery in Stroke

January 16, 2020
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Athens, GA — It’s been almost a quarter century since the first drug was approved for stroke. But what’s even more striking is that only a single drug remains approved today. In a publication...

Gut Microbes may Improve Stroke Recovery

January 9, 2020
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Lexington, KY — New research shows that the microorganisms in our gut could help protect brain cells from damage caused by inflammation after a stroke. The study, published in the Journal of...

Harnessing Microbiome to Improve Stroke Recovery

January 3, 2020
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Washington, DC — Supplementing the body’s short chain fatty acids can improve stroke recovery, according to research in mice recently published in JNeurosci. Short chain fatty acid supplementation...

Can Good Sleep Patterns Offset Genetic Susceptibility to Heart Disease and Stroke?

December 19, 2019
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New Orleans, LA — Getting a good night’s sleep could be beneficial for long-term health. A pioneering new study led by Dr. Lu Qi, director of the Tulane University Obesity Research Center, found...

Pattern of Heavy Alcohol Drinking May Damage Heart Tissue

December 18, 2019
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Dallas, TX — A pattern of harmful alcohol consumption, or heavy drinking, increases level of blood biomarkers indicating heart tissue damage, according to new research published today in the Journal...

Imaging Reveals New Results from Landmark Stem Cell Trial for Stroke

September 17, 2019
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Houston, TX — Researchers led by Dr. Sean I. Savitz, reported in the journal Stem Cells that bone marrow cells used to treat ischemic stroke in an expanded Phase I trial were not only safe and feasible,...

Gene Therapy Helps Functional Recovery After Stroke

September 12, 2019
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A new gene therapy turns glial cells–abundant support cells in the brain–into neurons, repairing damage that results from stroke and significantly improving motor function in mice. A paper...

Stem Cell Stimulation Improves Stroke Recovery

July 2, 2019
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Atlanta, GA — Stem cell stimulation shows promise as a potential noninvasive stroke treatment, according to research in mice published in JNeurosci. If extended to humans, this technique could greatly...

Glowing Brain Cells Illuminate Stroke Recovery Research

July 1, 2019
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Atlanta, GA — A promising strategy for helping stroke patients recover, transplanting neural progenitor cells to restore lost functions, asks a lot of those cells. They’re supposed to know how...

Statin Therapy Reduced the Risk of Stroke and Possibly Other Cardiovascular Complications in Cancer Patients Following Radiation, Says Study

June 19, 2019
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Dallas TX — Cancer patients taking cholesterol-lowering statin medication following radiation therapy of the chest, neck or head had significantly reduced risk of suffering a stroke, and possibly other...

Cause of Hardening of the Arteries — and Potential Treatment — Identified

June 12, 2019
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Cambridge, UK — A team of UK scientists have identified the mechanism behind hardening of the arteries, and shown in animal studies that a generic medication normally used to treat acne could be an...

Gene could Play Major Role in Reducing Brain Swelling after Stroke

April 15, 2019
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Los Angeles, CA — Could a medication someday help the brain heal itself after a stroke, or even prevent damage following a blow to the head? A new USC study lends support to the idea. When a person...

New Study Reshapes Understanding of How Brain Recovers from Injury

March 21, 2019
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Pittsburgh, PA — Each year, approximately 265,000 Americans have a stroke that causes visual impairment. New research, which appears in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, sheds light on...

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