They performed a randomized controlled trial that divided patients with equally severe stroke into three groups with three one-hour weekly therapy sessions for 10 weeks, beginning six months after ...

More information: Samirah Altukhaim et al, Immersive virtual reality enhanced reinforcement induced physical therapy (EVEREST), Displays (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.displa.2024.102962 ...

Access to rehabilitation is a “lifeline” for patients that needs to be protected and preserved to ensure their recovery.

Cambridge scientists have developed and tested a new drug in mice that has the potential to reduce damage to the brain when ...

Scientists have found that three language-model chatbots—even with advanced prompt-engineering tricks—often give suboptimal ...

Young stroke survivors often face challenges unique to a younger population because of their stage of life. While their symptoms do not differ despite their age, they frequently cope with higher ...

After initial emergency treatment, hospital care focuses on determining stroke cause, preventing complications, and beginning early rehabilitation efforts. This phase establishes the foundation ...

Two recent studies (study 1 and study 2) have pointed out the promise of using music therapy and virtual reality (VR) as potential treatment experiences for VSN patients. In music therapy, a ...

Endovascular therapy has become a standard approach in patients with ischemic stroke caused by cerebral large-vessel occlusion. According to current guidelines, imaging selection criteria for ...

Participants were randomized to endovascular therapy or best medical treatment alone (control). The trial was stopped after 163 patients were enrolled because of a suggestion of harm in the ...

Although the therapy did not prevent hospitalization as initially hoped, the researchers found that a single stem cell injection reduced the risk of heart attack or stroke by more than 50% for ...