Posts Tagged ‘stroke’

This resource on emergency first aid for pets is produced by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). AVMA stress the importance of veterinary care after emergency first aid has been administered to a pet and this resource has been created specifically for pet owners. Information is provided on first aid supplies, handling an injured pet, pets and disasters, travelling with your pet, and instructions for ... Full story

Besides cancer and heart diseases, stroke is the third leading cause of death. Approximate 1/4 of all stroke victims die as a direct result of the stroke or it’s complications. Stroke is caused by uncontrolled diet that is high in saturated and trans fats resulting in cholesterol build up in the arteries and high blood pressure. In other words, if cholesterol building up in the ... Full story

An investigation into unpublished stroke research data has revealed that 19.6% of completed clinical trials, which could potentially influence patient care, are not published in full. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Trials describe how these unpublished studies included more than 16,000 participants and tested 89 different interventions... Go ... Full story

Scientists have discovered three genes that could shed light on the genetic causes of blood-clotting disorders such as thrombosis and some types of stroke. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have discovered that the three genes make a substantial contribution to how long it takes blood to clot. The team thinks that identifying these genes that control the way blood clots could help further our ... Full story

Blacks hospitalized with the most common type of stroke are less likely than white or Hispanic patients to receive evidence-based stroke care, according to a new study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. But this disparity in care improved over time at hospitals participating in the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke quality improvement program, researchers said... ... Full story

Following eight recommendations - from using a simple weight check to using computerized medication orders - can help reduce medication errors among hospitalized heart and stroke patients, according to an American Heart Association scientific statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Whether caused by omission (failing to administer a drug, for example) or commission (giving a wrong drug), in-hospital errors contribute significantly ... Full story

A mini-laboratory that makes it possible, among other things, to study how brain cells in stroke patients are affected by lack of oxygen is being developed by a research team at Luleå University of Technology (LTU) in Sweden. Lab on a Chip is what the scientists are calling their mini-lab, which is expected to facilitate studies of all sorts of biological cells and how they ... Full story

Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc. (Stemedica), a world leader in stem cell research and manufacturing, announced that it has filed an Investigative New Drug (IND) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a clinical trial. The trial will assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Stemedica's high potency proprietary allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow-derived stem cells (adult human) as a treatment for ischemic stroke...... Full story

Co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, the Canadian Stroke Network, and the Canadian Stroke Consortium, the Canadian Stroke Congress brings together leading stroke experts to exchange ideas and present the latest breaking research in prevention, treatment, rehab, and recovery. The Congress takes place in Quebec City from June 7 to 8, 2010. Pre-conference workshops take place on June 6. Meeting details ... Full story

Shaking hands with a robotic arm could be a new way to help stroke patients learn to use their arms again. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation report a pilot trial of the 'Braccio di Ferro' (Iron arm) robot in 10 patients. Elena Vergaro, from the University of Genoa, Italy, worked with a team of researchers from the Italian ... Full story