Research: Projects & Articles

The intention of this page is to provide you with information and articles about stroke research.
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National Research
The National Stroke Research Network (SRN) has been set up to co-ordinate Stroke Research in the UK.
The SRN is divided into 8 Regional Groups in England, and Groups for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
"The role of networks is to increase participation in research studies of people who have had a stroke or are at risk of a stroke, as well as involving them and their carers in network activities. ... "
The website for the SRN is: Stroke Research Network.
Local Research
The Nottingham Stroke Research Group is part of the Trent Local Research Network
- TRN website is: Trent Research Network. NB: Website set up recently (Jan 07) so give it time to grow!

The Nottingham Group is based at the QMC/University, and has been at the forefront of stroke research for a number of years.
Recent research projects include:
- Investigation of Patient Nominated Stroke Therapists
- Trial of Nasogastric Feeding Loop
- Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke
As part of the research procedure, projects are brought before a "Consumer" Team which includes Stroke Survivors and Researchers, for discussion before being submitted for funding. Brief Resumees of meetings can be seen at (click) Latest
National & International Articles & Research
(Compiled from BBC News Reports and elsewhere ... click on ** to go to link)
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Articles & Research, latest first:-


** Music 'can aid stroke recovery' ** (BBC February 2007)
Listening to music in the early stages after a stroke can improve a patient's recovery, research suggests.

** Parkinsons Drugs Potentially Help Stroke Victims ** (Student Life, April 20 2007)
Researchers at Washington University's School of Medicine have discovered a possible treatment for victims of stroke whose symptoms include motor neglect by using known treatments for Parkinson's disease.

** Stroke Damage Keeps Brain Regions from 'Talking' To Each Other. ** (Neuron, March 15, 2007)
Neuroscientists, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, have linked a common post-stroke disability to impaired communication between brain regions.

** A dose of prescription sleep aid wakens patient from two-year coma. ** (HealthDay News, March 13 2007)
The 48-year-old woman suffered from a persistent coma in which the patient is alert but can neither speak nor move. She had lain in this state for two years after sustaining damage to the frontal lobe of her brain ...

** Anti-depressants could help cerebral function in stroke patients. ** (Healthcare Headlines)(7 March 2007)
Scientists in Iowa, US, believe that the use of prescription anti-depressants could hold the key to developing more advanced cerebral functions, including 'outside of the box' thinking.

** Tales from the Stem Cells Crypt ** (Vision: Insights and New Horizons)(Feb 2007)
Regenerative medicine is quickly moving forward. At the recent Stem Cells World Congress organized by Select Biosciences, LLC, in La Jolla, California, an international slate of presenters outlined both current applications and future hopes of stem cell research.

** Stroke Depression Plan ** (16 Feb 2007)
Indianapolis researches say getting patients to understand depression was part of a highly effective treatment plan for post-stroke depression.

** # Cell research gives stroke victims hope ** (Daily Mail June 26 2006)
# Click on title to see article. To enlarge image, hover your mouse pointer on image, then click on the small orange rectangle when it appears.

** Heart drug may help treat stroke ** (BBC June 2006)
US researchers discover plant extracts which are used in heart failure may have benefits in early treatment of stroke.

** Stroke ignorance 'costing lives' ** (BBC February 2006)
Lives are being lost because of a "worrying" lack of awareness in the UK about strokes,
campaigners say.

** Drug 'may cut stroke disability' ** (BBC February 2006)
Scientists hope a new drug could cut the risk of serious disability following a stroke.

** Fruit and veg 'cut stroke risk' ** (BBC January 2006)
More than five portions of fruit and vegetables a day can substantially cut stroke risk, research suggests.

** Stroke death rates could be cut ** (BBC November 2005)
Care of stroke patients should be given a greater priority so lives can be saved,
says a National Audit Office report.

** Stroke 'cell-death trigger' found ** (BBC November 2005)
Identifying a signal in brain cells that tells them to die after a stroke could reduce deaths, scientists say.

** 15 minute blood test to save Stroke Victims ** (Daily Mail, 25 Oct 05)
A rapid blood test has been launched to detect the occurrence of a stroke.

** UK 'underestimating stroke risk' ** (BBC August 2005)

** Gadget to help paralysed exercise ** (BBC August 2005)
A gadget that produces electrical signals could help the paralysed to exercise and keep fit.

** Recent Apahasia Treatment Research (July 2005) **
Reuters report of article in Stroke/July 2005

** Tiny implant brings hope to stroke victims ** (Daily Mail, 5 April 2005) *
Implant to help foot and leg 'walk'; fes - Functional Electrical Stimulation.
(when you've clicked 'Tiny implant' above, click on Research folder, then 'fes1' and 'fes2')

** Stroke patients 'still miss out' ** (BBC March 2005)
Stroke services are still well below standards set down by government, an audit has shown.

** Brain chip reads man's thoughts ** (BBC March 2005)
A paralysed US man becomes the first person to benefit from a brain chip that reads his mind.

** Stroke warning on aspirin therapy ** (BBC February 2005)
Stroke survivors who stop taking prescribed daily aspirin triple the risk of
another stroke within a month, research suggests.

** Gas bubbles that burst blood clots ** (Daily Mail, 15 Feb 2005) *
Tiny bubbles that can destroy a blood clot when they burst could be a radical new treatment for stroke.
(when you've clicked 'Gas bubbles' above, click on Research folder, then 'stroke bubbles')

** Clue to stroke brain cell deaths ** (BBC Jan 2005)
Researchers have discovered the exact mechanism behind the death of brain cells following a stroke.

** Therapy hope for stroke victims ** (BBC Jan 2005)
Stimulating the brain with a magnet may be a good treatment for stroke victims, say scientists

** Bat spit drug aids stroke victims ** (BBC Feb 2004)
A drug manufactured from the saliva of vampire bats could make it easier to protect the brain from stroke damage.

** European Stroke Initiative (EUSI) **
Reducing the Incidence and Impact of Stroke: EUSI website including conference slide show.

# Click on title to see article. To enlarge image, hover your mouse pointer bottom right on image, then right click on small orange rectangle when it appears.