National & International Articles &
Research
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The Articles & Research are in 'latest first' order:-
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** Motion Sensors Could Help Stroke Survivors ** (BBC September 2008) Motion sensors similar to those developed for video games like Nintendo Wii may help stroke patients relearn simple tasks, researchers say. |
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** More GP hours 'could cut strokes' ** (BBC September 2008) Hundreds of strokes could be prevented each year if GP surgeries were open for two hours longer a day, a study says. |
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** Eating Dark Chocolates For 2 weeks Cuts Risk of Stroke ** (Daily Mirror August 2008) Snacking on dark chocolate every day for just two weeks could reduce the risk of heart disease, claim researchers. |
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** A case for more polyclinics? ** (BenefitsNow October 2008) - click here for website Stroke care and Polyclinics. |
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** Hearing loss link to stroke risk ** (BBC June 2008) Sudden hearing loss could be a warning sign of increased stroke risk, Taiwanese research suggests. |
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** Helping Stroke Patients Speak ** (BBC April 2008) Researchers at Imperial College London are hoping to improve rehabilitation by having a rethink about how the brain recovers. |
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** 'Stroke gave me time to bond with son' - Nottingham man ** (BBC April 2008) Policeman Bryan Murcott and his wife Tracey were looking forward to the birth of their first child. But, just three weeks before the due date, Bryan had a massive stroke which led to him losing all the feeling in his limbs. "The fact that just four days after having a stroke I was able to walk again is incredible" |
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** Daytime dozing 'stroke warning' ** (BBC February 2008) Regular daytime dozing may be an early warning sign of stroke in elderly people, say US researchers. |
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** Music 'can aid stroke recovery' ** (BBC February 2008) Listening to music in the early stages after a stroke can improve a patient's recovery, research suggests. |
** Stroke care 'is failing patients' ** (BBC August 2007) The UK needs to boost stroke services quickly - or remain the worst in western Europe, says a leading doctor. |
** Migraines 'double' risk of stroke ** (BBC August 2007) People who have migraines are twice as likely to have a stroke as people who do not, researchers estimate. |
** Middle-aged women twice as likely as men to have a stroke ** (June 07 "Neurology", Journal of American Academy of Neurology) A new research has found that more women than men tend to have a stroke in middle age. According to the study, published in the online edition of Neurology, heart disease and enlarged waist size may be the cause of this noticeable mid-life stroke surge among women. |
** Vitamin K reduces calcification of arteries by 37 percent ** (April 07 "Blood", Journal of American Society of Haematology) Blood thinner medications cause calcification and a study has found that vitamin K not only blocks new arterial calcium build up but can also reduce existing levels of calcification by 37%. |
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** Reduced Oxygen to the Brain increases Alzheimers Risk in Stroke Victims ** (Daily India.com, June 5 2007) A team of researchers, led by Chris Peers at the University of Leeds, have found that stroke victims develop higher risk for Alzheimer's disease because of gradual build-up of toxic chemicals due to reduced oxygen to the brain caused by the stroke. |
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** 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. |
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** 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. |
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** 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 ... |
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** 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. |
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** 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. |
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** UK 'underestimating stroke risk' ** (BBC August 2005) Strokes are caused by bleeds or clots in the brain. The risk of having a stroke is greatly underestimated by most people in the UK, a survey has suggested. A Stroke Association poll of almost 2,000 adults found one out of every five thought they were more likely to be mugged, and only 6% feared a stroke. |
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** Gadget to help paralysed exercise ** (BBC August 2005) A gadget that produces electrical signals could help the paralysed to exercise and keep fit. |
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** Recent Apahasia Treatment Research (July 2005) ** Reuters report of article in Stroke/July 2005 |
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** 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') |
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** Stroke patients 'still miss out' ** (BBC March 2005) Stroke services are still well below standards set down by government, an audit has shown. |
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** 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') |
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** Clue to stroke brain cell deaths ** (BBC Jan 2005) Researchers have discovered the exact mechanism behind the death of brain cells following a stroke. |
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** Therapy hope for stroke victims ** (BBC Jan 2005) Stimulating the brain with a magnet may be a good treatment for stroke victims, say scientists |
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** 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. |
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** European Stroke Initiative (EUSI) ** Reducing the Incidence and Impact of Stroke: EUSI website including conference slide show. |