Removing a blood clot from a large brain artery, then injecting the clot-dissolving drug tenecteplase into the artery ...

A blood test may rapidly distinguish brain bleeds from clot-caused strokes, even before people with stroke symptoms reach the ...

We've only recently discovered microplastics are a thing and we still don't know exactly how bad they are for our health.

A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who have suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says.

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) in pregnant women is a severe condition caused by blood clots in the brain. The third trimester and postpartum period carry the highest risk, with symptoms ...

My neighbor had a stroke and received a "clot buster" medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke.

Stephen Blakeston, 53 when he died, began experiencing troubling symptoms in October 2010, including jumbled speech, severe ...

A blood test that detects GFAP during emergency transport could kick off effective treatment for these patients before they even get to the hospital, potentially reducing their brain damage from ...

Symptoms of a dad's cancerous brain tumour were 'dismissed as stress-related' by a GP. Stephen Blakeston, who was 53 at the ...

A rapid blood ... brain bleeds have nearly seven times higher blood levels of a brain protein called glial fibrillary acidic protein, or GFAP, compared to patients with strokes caused by a blood ...

2023 — Researchers have developed a new tool and technique that uses 'vortex ultrasound' -- a sort of ultrasonic tornado -- to break down blood clots in the brain. The new approach worked more ...