An international collaboration led by a team at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, has developed a new molecule that shows promise to protect neurons during stroke and prevent stroke-related damage. The study, published today in Nature, details the characteristics of the newly created molecule, called LK-2, which targets…

Research led by the University of California, Los Angeles, suggests electrical brain stimulation could help treat patients with acute ischemic stroke. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, showed that high-definition cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation (HD C-tDCS) has the potential to help treat this kind of stroke and also…

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) demonstrates that a unique subset of white blood cells gives fast-acting and lasting protection against ischemic stroke in mice. The study is reported in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. “Immunomodulation holds therapeutic promise against brain injuries, but leveraging this approach requires a precise…

In a preliminary study set to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2024, a team of researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, found that GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors may significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks, second strokes, and death in adults who…

The American Stroke Association (ASA) has released new stroke prevention guidelines for the first time in a decade. This latest edition notably includes a section on sex- and gender-specific risk factors, such as endometriosis, early menopause, and pregnancy. The new guidelines are for primary prevention—that is, to prevent someone’s first…

A team of investigators at the University of Cincinnati (UC) report the development of a first-of-its-kind animal model that sheds light on an overlooked brain organ’s role in repairing the brain after a stroke. The organ, called the choroid plexus, is found within brain ventricles that produce the brain’s cerebrospinal…

Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers say they have developed a test that combines a new blood-based test with a clinical score that can significantly shorten the time to stroke detection. The new test, described today in the journal Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, will help doctors diagnose a type of stroke…

A study conducted by Chinese researchers has found that ischemic stroke survivors who received AI-based stroke care guidance had fewer recurrent strokes, heart attacks, or vascular death within three months, compared with people whose treatment was not guided by AI. The study abstract was presented yesterday at the American Stroke…

Researchers at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have found in a mouse study that the application of low-dose ionizing radiation (LDIR) such as X-ray radiation can reduce lesion size and reverse motor deficits in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and ischemic stroke. The method, reported in the journal Brain,…

University of Birmingham, England, researchers have launched a new study that will seek to develop a saliva-based early diagnostic for stroke. The research will build off past findings by Antonio Belli, MD, professor of Trauma Neurosurgery at the University of Birmingham’s Institute of Inflammation & Ageing, which could eventually dramatically…

Preliminary findings of a longitudinal study aimed at better understanding geographic and ethnic differences in stroke incidence, which began enrolling patients 20 years ago, has identified a metabolite biomarker called gluconic acid. The biomarker is associated with high blood pressure, increased risk of ischemic stroke, eating a Southern diet, lower…

A new smartphone application called FAST.AI, from Neuronics Medical, may help detect stroke symptoms in real time, prompting patients or caregivers to quickly call for help earlier. An abstract (WMP120) describing early work on the app is being presented this week at the American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference. “These early…

Post-menopausal women with a higher cumulative exposure to estrogen have reduced risk for stroke compared to those with lower exposure, show results from a China Kadoorie Biobank study. Taking factors such as reproductive life span (from first menstruation to menopause), use of oral contraceptives, number of births, and length of…

Women who experience pre-eclampsia have a higher risk of heart attack and stroke than their peers within just seven years after delivery. Their risk remains elevated more than 20 years later. This finding came from a study of more than one million pregnant women published this week in the European Journal…

Researchers have developed a deep learning tool that predicts a patient’s 10-year risk of death from a heart attack or stroke using a single X-ray. Results of the study were presented this week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The team’s CXR-CVD risk model performed similarly…