http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Patients who arrived at specific hospitals within one hour of experiencing stroke symptoms received a powerful clot-busting drug twice as often as those who arrived later in the approved time window for treatment, according to a new study presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news154180229.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:50:56 EST news154180229 Reducing the frequency and severity of disabling migraines is crucial for quality of life. A new study, published in the February 2009 issue of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, finds significant improvement of migraine following catheter-based closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO)--a slight opening in the wall between the right and left atria. http://www.physorg.com/news154093946.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:53:14 EST news154093946 New research looks at whether a gene variant may affect the link between migraine and stroke or heart attacks. The study is published in the February 17, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news154025609.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:54:01 EST news154025609 A first-of-its-kind stem cell study to treat acute stroke victims is being launched by investigators at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. http://www.physorg.com/news153760800.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:20:26 EST news153760800 (PhysOrg.com) -- A prototype "brain helmet" that provides real-time images of major blood vessels may enable emergency personnel to perform quick scans of potential stroke victims' brains, according to a team of Duke University bioengineers who developed the device. http://www.physorg.com/news153417596.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:00:40 EST news153417596 Doctors have long noticed that depression dramatically increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and death after a heart attack, but for years they have been lacking the pieces of the puzzle that would explain why. http://www.physorg.com/news153416500.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:43:06 EST news153416500 Some patients who suffer a stroke as a result of a blockage in an artery in the brain may benefit from a clot-busting drug nine or more hours after the onset of symptoms. The findings are published in the online edition of Radiology. http://www.physorg.com/news153404015.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:14:29 EST news153404015 A grid of small arteries at the surface of the brain redirects flow and widens at critical points to restore blood supply to tissue starved of nutrients and oxygen following a stroke, a study published this week has found. http://www.physorg.com/news152561532.html Medicine & Health Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:12:48 EST news152561532 Physical therapists at UT Southwestern Medical Center are evaluating a new mechanical arm that allows people recovering from neurological injuries such as strokes and traumatic brain injury to enter a virtual world where they can repeatedly practice movements needed to regain arm strength and movement. http://www.physorg.com/news152341632.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:07:40 EST news152341632 A research team including Serge Rivest of University Laval's Faculty of Medicine has demonstrated the existence of a type of cells that limits brain damage after a stroke. The study was recently published in the online version of Nature Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news152279966.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:59:48 EST news152279966 Since the introduction of the life-saving clot-busting drug tPA more than a decade ago, evidence has been accumulating that tPA (tissue-type plasminogen activator) can be a double-edged sword for a brain affected by stroke. Although it remains the only FDA-approved treatment for acute stroke, tPA can also contribute to inflammation and brain cell damage. http://www.physorg.com/news151928524.html Medicine & Health Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:22:44 EST news151928524 Slices of living human brain tissue are helping scientists learn which drugs can block the waves of death that engulf and engorge brain cells following a stroke. http://www.physorg.com/news151760910.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:48:56 EST news151760910 For select patients, hospital at home treatment produces similar outcomes to inpatient care at similar or lower costs, found a study by researchers from the United Kingdom and Italy to be published in CMAJ. http://www.physorg.com/news151608790.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:33:47 EST news151608790 Japanese men in high-stress jobs appear to have an increased risk of stroke compared with those in less demanding positions, according to a report in the January 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news151000807.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:40:07 EST news151000807 Men with type 2 diabetes and men with previous heart attack or stroke had a 3 to 4 fold risk of cardiovascular death compared to men without either disease in the years following the first acute event, according to a study in CMAJ. http://www.physorg.com/news150398280.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:18:00 EST news150398280 A new study shows that people who are smokers and have a family history of brain aneurysm appear to be significantly more likely to suffer a stroke from a brain aneurysm themselves. The research is published in the December 31, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology and will appear in the January 6, 2009, print issue of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news150023581.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:13:01 EST news150023581 (PhysOrg.com) -- Vampires aren't usually cast in the role of saviors, but stroke experts are hoping a blood thinner that mimics a chemical in vampire saliva will help save brain cells in stroke patients. http://www.physorg.com/news149871922.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:05:22 EST news149871922 Policymakers and economists often promote managed-care plans based on the assumption that they prevent the overuse of unnecessary surgical procedures or help steer patients to high-quality providers, compared to traditional fee-for-service insurance plans. A recent study by a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center, however, found that in the case of one common surgical procedure, the checks and balances assumed with managed care did not improve the quality or outcome of care. http://www.physorg.com/news149768854.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:27:34 EST news149768854 Testing patient's blood for two proteins or biomarkers that occur when inflammation is present could help doctors identify which patients are more likely to have a stroke, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in a report that appears online in the journal Stroke. http://www.physorg.com/news148844312.html Medicine & Health Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:38:32 EST news148844312 Screening with an ultrasound machine has proved highly successful in preventing stroke among children with sickle cell disease, by identifying children who are then preventively treated with blood transfusions. Over an eight-year period at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, researchers found that the technique, transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD), along with regular transfusions for children found to be at high risk, reduced stroke to one-tenth of the incidence found before TCD was introduced. http://www.physorg.com/news147795890.html Medicine & Health Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:24:50 EST news147795890 New therapies for some forms of epilepsy may soon be possible, thanks to a discovery made by a team of University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute neuroscience researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news147697831.html Medicine & Health Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:10:31 EST news147697831 Research scientists using a novel, hand-operated robotic device and functional MRI (fMRI) have found that chronic stroke patients can be rehabilitated, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). This is the first study using fMRI to map the brain in order to track stroke rehabilitation. http://www.physorg.com/news147507191.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:13:11 EST news147507191 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new approach to the early prediction of the evolution of cerebral infarcts caused by stroke has just been evaluated on nearly 100 patients. The NEURiNFARCT technique yields an estimate of the final extent of brain tissues at risk of infarction for acute stroke patients. http://www.physorg.com/news147453630.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:20:30 EST news147453630 A Mayo Clinic study shows a majority of stroke patients don't think they're having a stroke -- and as a result -- delay seeking treatment until their condition worsens. The findings appear in the current issue of Emergency Medicine Journal at http://emj.bmj.com/. http://www.physorg.com/news146854156.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:49:16 EST news146854156 New research in mice suggests that high levels of social support may provide some protection against strokes by reducing the amount of damaging inflammation in the brain. http://www.physorg.com/news146228810.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:06:50 EST news146228810 It appears that stroke patients who receive both intravenous thrombolysis - a minimally invasive treatment that dissolves abnormal blood clots - and endovascular interventions - such as drugs and implanting medical devices - are much more likely to recover and have lower chances of dying, according to new research by the Zeenat Qureshi Stroke Research Center at the University of Minnesota Medical School. http://www.physorg.com/news145715179.html Medicine & Health Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:26:19 EST news145715179 (PhysOrg.com) -- Advanced age and race are among the factors that can affect whether a patient dies or suffers a stroke after carotid-artery surgery, a UT Southwestern physician involved in a multicenter study has found. http://www.physorg.com/news145168734.html Medicine & Health Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:38:54 EST news145168734 The Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Stroke Research Group has developed a system to fast track stroke treatment which could benefit thousands of Australian stroke patients and save millions of dollars annually. http://www.physorg.com/news143979009.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:10:09 EST news143979009 A new study shows that people who are physically active before suffering a stroke may have less severe problems as a result and recover better compared to those who did not exercise before having a stroke. The research is published in the October 21, 2008, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news143737554.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:05:54 EST news143737554 Working with genetically engineered mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that daily doses of a standardized extract from the leaves of the ginkgo tree can prevent or reduce brain damage after an induced stroke. http://www.physorg.com/news142791662.html Medicine & Health Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:21:02 EST news142791662