Tag stroke

25 August 2014

Stimulating the part of the brain which controls movement may improve recovery after a stroke, research suggests

Studies showed firing beams of light into the brains of mice led to the animals moving further and faster than those without the therapy. The research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, could help explain how the…

23 August 2014

The UK medicines watchdog is to review the safety of a clot-busting drug often used to treat strokes

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency believes the benefits of alterplase outweigh the risks. But it is revisiting the evidence. Some experts say previous assessments may have been flawed. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges welcomed the investigation, saying…

26 May 2013

Some statins ‘raise diabetes risk’

Statins are part of many people’s daily routine. Some drugs taken to protect the heart may increase the risk of developing type-2 diabetes, according to researchers in Canada.Their study of 1.5 million people, in the British Medical Journal, suggested powerful statins…

9 May 2013

Can potassium in bananas cut your stroke risk?

‘More bananas and fewer crisps can help ward off strokes’, the Daily Mail reports, saying a study has found that people with high potassium intake have a 24% reduced risk of stroke. Researchers are also reported to say that lowering…

11 September 2011

New Stroke drug treatments being trailed in the UK form vampire bats

The problem with Stroke care drugs are that they must be administered within 4 hours and where delays happen in diagnosis this time can pass causing life changing problems for the patient. Doctors in the UK are trailing a new…