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Drug approved which reduces risk of cardiovascular events
The FDA has approved Vascepa (icosapent ethyl) as a secondary therapy to reduce cardiovascular events in adults.
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Treatment could be delivered to stroke patients via tiny transporters
Scientists have discovered that liposomes can translocate through the blood brain barrier following stroke and may be able to get drugs to the lesions to stop further damage.
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Frequent aspirin use linked to increased bleeding
A study has found that long term aspirin use increases patients' risk of major bleeding events by 43 percent, with 1 in 200 having a major bleed...
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Statins study questions their widespread use in the healthy elderly
A new observational study has identified no benefit from prescribing statins to healthy pensioners aged over 75 to prevent heart disease...
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Oral anticoagulants and antiplatelets linked to poor outcome in atrial fibrillation
The results challenged the use of combined oral anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation, especially those without an indication for antiplatelet therapy.
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Scientists develop combined therapy for stroke victim recovery
Scientists in Switzerland have demonstrated that combining a brain-computer interface (BCI) with functional electrical stimulation (FES) can help stroke victims recover greater use of their paralysed limbs – even years after the stroke.
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Bioengineered gel aids brain tissue regrowth after stroke
Replacement neurons, blood vessels fill in stroke cavity; gel provides scaffolding...
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Artificial Intelligence improves stroke and dementia diagnosis in CT brain scan
Machine learning has detected one of the commonest causes of dementia and stroke, in the most widely used form of brain scan (CT), more accurately than current methods.
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TXA may benefit stroke patients
Patients with stroke caused by bleeding on the brain may benefit from receiving a drug currently used to treat blood loss from major trauma and bleeding after childbirth...
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Imaging may allow safe tPA treatment of patients with unwitnessed strokes
The mismatch between two MRI methods could signify early stroke status, allowing the use of 'clot-busting' drug...
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Naloxone promotes stroke recovery in rats
Life-saving opioid overdose drug may benefit stroke patients...
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Kineret reduces inflammation in stroke patients
An anti-inflammatory drug given to patients in the early stages of a stroke has been shown to reduce harmful inflammation...
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Lasers used to detect risk of heart attack and stroke
Patients at risk of heart attacks and strokes may be spotted earlier thanks to a diagnosis tool that uses near-infrared light...
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New technology could dramatically shorten diagnosis time of stroke patients
11 May 2017 | By Sarah Wills, Editorial Assistant
An ambitious collaboration between Brainomix, an emerging British business, and Boehringer Ingelheim, one of the world’s largest drug companies, is poised to expedite and improve treatment of stroke, the second biggest killer disease in Europe.
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Keele researchers create biosensor to better diagnose stroke
8 February 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Digital Editor
Keele University stroke specialist Professor Christine Roffe is leading ground breaking clinical trials into a smart chip that could save lives.