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The Stroke Recovery Initiative was developed by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

The Stroke Recovery Initiative was developed by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in order to identify potential participants for current and future clinical research studies of stem cell therapies for stroke or other interventions. Specific studies that use the Stroke Recovery Initiative may involve stem cell-based therapies, neurosurgical procedures, physical therapy, or other interventions. Individual studies may have a follow-up period to assess the effects of the treatments. Some of the tests used to determine eligibility and the effects of the treatment may include CT and MRI scans, blood tests, and physical exams.

01/29/2021

"Stroke survivors who had ceased to benefit from conventional rehabilitation gained clinically significant arm movement and control by using an external robotic device powered by the patients' own brains," according to the results of a clinical trial conducted by the University of Houston.

Clinical Trial Suggests Brain-Machine Interface Coupled with Robot Offers Increased Benefits for Stroke Survivors

08/28/2020

According to a new West Virginia University neuroscience research, "Neuroscientists found that blood substitution therapy rescues the brains of mice from ischemic damage, a potential breakthrough in stroke therapy."

In a study led by Xuefang “Sophie” Ren, a research assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience, a team of West Virginia University neuroscientists found that blood substitution therapy rescues the brains of mice from ischemic damage, a potential breakthrough in stroke therapy.

08/07/2020

A research group in Japan has developed a new, lightweight and motor-less device that can be easily attached to an ankle support device to aid stroke patients in their rehabilitation.

A new spring-cam device aids stroke patients in their walking rehabilitation.

07/25/2020

Living in a poor or rural area, having low education or income level, lacking health insurance or being Black can more than double the risk of stroke in people under 75.

The cumulative effect of several social factors can more than double the risk of stroke, according to new research.

07/10/2020

"A compound produced in the gut when we eat red meat damages our arteries and may play a key role in boosting risk of heart disease as we get older, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research."

Eat a slab of steak and your resident gut bacteria get to work immediately to break it down. But new research shows that a metabolic byproduct, called TMAO, produced in the process can be toxic to the lining of arteries, making them age faster.

06/29/2020

"Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in restoring mobility and sensation of touch in stroke-afflicted rats by reprogramming human skin cells to become nerve cells, which were then transplanted into the rats' brains."

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in restoring mobility and sensation of touch in stroke-afflicted rats by reprogramming human skin cells to become nerve cells, which were then transplanted into the rats’ brains. The study has now been published in the research journal PNAS.

06/19/2020

A new study published in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke, finds people who drink large amounts of alcohol have nearly fivefold odds of experiencing a potentially deadly type of stroke compared with those who drink very little or not at all.

A biomarker that measures alcohol consumption shows those who drink more are much more likely to have bleeding strokes than those who drink very little, a new study finds.

06/12/2020

"Coronavirus patients with high blood pressure have twice the risk of dying from the infection, an international study has found." Suggesting regularly taking drugs to control high blood pressure lowers the risk of becoming severely ill or dying.

High blood pressure may double the risk of death from coronavirus.

06/05/2020

Young patients with no risk factors for stroke may have an increased risk if they have contracted COVID-19, whether or not they are showing symptoms of the disease through preliminary observations by surgeons at Thomas Jefferson University and collaborators.

Preliminary observations suggest a high incidence of COVID-19 in stroke patients, including younger patients who were otherwise healthy.

02/14/2020

Researchers from the University of Georgia presents brain-imaging data for a new stroke treatment that supported full recovery in swine, modeled with the same pattern of neurodegeneration as seen in humans with severe stroke.

“It was eye opening and unexpected that you would see such a benefit."

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