Stroke

Researchers discover molecule that causes secondary stroke

Scientists at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have discovered the cause of a deadly type of secondary stroke known as cerebral vasospasm. A constriction of the blood vessels in the brain, cerebral vasospasm usually occurs three to 10 days following a massive brain bleed known as hemorrhagic stroke. Sixty percent of patients who survive the initial stroke develop vasos...

Mystery Blood Vessel Disorder Implicated In 'Mini' Strokes

Physicians have long been puzzled by a condition called intracranial arterial dolichoectasia, in which the larger arteries of the brain become elongated and misshapen. Typically, it has been considered a complication of atherosclerosis ("hardening of the arteries"), and not directly life-threatening. However, there is recent evidence that people with dolichoectasia are more likely to have aortic...

Molecular cabal contributes to stroke damage

In the neural train wreck that is stroke, the cutoff of oxygen kills brain cells through a buildup of acid, as well as by overexciting receptors on the surface of brain cells. Now, researchers exploring the detailed mechanism of this excitotoxicity and acidotoxicity have discovered how an insidious chain of molecular events contributes to its damage. In an article in the November 23, 2005, issue...

Stroke treatment a step closer after trial

A potential new treatment for stroke has taken a major step forward following promising results from the first clinical trial. The team, led by Professor Nancy Rothwell and Dr Pippa Tyrrell, have now reported the r...

Blocking the nerve receptor EP1 in mouse models reduces brain damage caused by stroke

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered how to block a molecular switch that triggers brain damage caused by the lack of oxygen during a stroke. The Hopkins study, conducted on mice, is believed to be the first to demonstrate that a protein on the surface of nerve cells called the EP1 receptor is the switch, and that a specific compound, known as ONO-8713, turns it off. The finding...

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P5T Series Short Stroke Thrust Slide from Parker Hannifin Corporation

Description:The P5T Series Short Stroke Thrust Slide is designed for heavy duty short stroke applications where mounting envelopes are limited and substantial side-loading is present. Standard piston wear bands and internal bumpers provide millions of trouble-free cycles even in high speed applications. Optional corrosion resistant...
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Biotech firm has strokes, Alzheimer's in its sights

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Feeling depressed? You may be at higher risk of STROKE

Those who suffer symptoms of depression are at an increased risk of stroke, according to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In particular, depressed African Americans showed the largest increase in stroke risk. Those people with the highest levels of depression had a 73% increase in their risk of stroke. However, it is not clear if the depression actually ca...

Amphetamines Help Recovery of Stroke Patients

A new study from Doctors at UT Southwestern in Dallas soon report that amphetamines may speed up the recovery of speech in stroke patients who have lost the function. This study was done on patients who had suffered from ischemic stroke, or a stroke due to loss of blood and oxygen to the brain. Amphetamines were given to 30 stroke patients who lost their ability to spea...

Cough Syrup Ingredient Linked to Stroke

Phenylpropanolamine (PPA),is a common ingredient found in many non-prescription cough and cold medications. Use of PPA-containing cough and cold remedies increased the risk of stroke by 23 percent. Dr.Ralph I. Horwitz, from Yale University's School of Medicine, says, "Case reports have linked exposure to PPA to the occurrence of hemorrhagic stroke." A hemorrhagic stroke results when...

Now umbilical cord helps in stroke treatment.

Though the details are yet to be worked out and the project itself is in a primitive stage, the scientists...

New point scale to ascertain the stroke recovery

Stroke is undoubtedly the most common neurological disorder and one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Five million people die of stroke each year and more than 15 million suffer non-fatal strokes. But the question of the day is about the recovery - whether the patient would recover and if so how long would it take. Researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Dis...

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Lipitor Reduced the Risk of Coronary Events by Half and Stroke by Nearly One-Third in High-Risk Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Who Experienced a Recent Stroke

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 25, 2007 - Pfizer announced todaythat Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium) Tablets 80 mg reduced the riskof stroke, coronary heart disease events and major coronary eventsin type 2 diabetes patients who had no known coronary heart diseasebut who had experienced a recent stroke or mini-stroke, comparedwith placebo. The results are from a new analysis of the landmarkSt...

Topline Results of Phase III Study in Acute Ischemic Stroke (Dias-2) Do Not Demonstrate Difference Between Desmoteplase and Placebo

NEW YORK, May 31, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ForestLaboratories, Inc. and PAION AG today announced topline results ofthe DIAS-2 (Desmoteplase In Acute Ischemic Stroke) study with thecompound Desmoteplase. The Phase III study was designed toinvestigate the improvement of clinical outcome in patients withacute ischemic stroke treated with Desmoteplase within 3 to 9 hoursafter onset of...

Top Line Results of Phase III Study in Acute Ischemic Stroke (DIAS-2) Do Not Demonstrate Difference Between Desmoteplase and Placebo

PAION AG and US Partner Forest Laboratories, Inc. TodayAnnounced the Top Line Results of the DIAS-2 (Desmoteplase In AcuteIschemic Stroke) Study with the Compound Desmoteplase Aachen (Germany), May 31st, 2007 - PAION AG (Frankfurt StockExchange, Prime Standard: PA8) and its US partner ForestLaboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) today announced topline results ofthe DIAS-2 (Desmoteplase In...

New Research Confirms the Benefit of Extended-Release Dipyridamole Plus ASA for Preventing Recurrent Stroke in Low- and High-Risk Patients

Aggrenox® (Asasantin® Retard) considered by many asfirst-line in secondary stroke prevention INGELHEIM, Germany, 31 May 2007 - New data presented today at the16th European Stroke Conference in Glasgow confirm that therapywith dipyridamole plus ASA (extended-release dipyridamole plus ASAis marketed as Aggrenox® or Asasantin® Retard) is superiorto ASA* alone in...

Presentations at 2007 European Stroke Congress Highlights New Direction for Viprinex (ancrod)

Investigational Drug Being Pursued for the Treatment of IschemicStroke GLASGOW, Scotland, May 31, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. (NTI) announced today thepresentation of new analysis of data from prior clinical trials ofancrod and updates on the clinical development of theirinvestigational drug, Viprinex (ancrod), for the treatment of acuteischemic strok...

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