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

The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours after the beginning of an ischemic stroke, according to preliminary ...

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

University of Calgary researchers with the Calgary Stroke Program continue to advance the science to determine best ...

A nerve stimulation treatment being trialled in Leeds could be "life changing" for patients recovering from strokes, a ...

Transcranial direct current stimulation was no better than sham stimulation in strengthening hand function after stroke when ...

In February 2024, Corewell Health introduced pulsed field ablation, a treatment procedure significantly safer than previous AFib treatments, at several of its Michigan hospitals. PFA applies a ...

Four in every 10 cancer patients treated with chemotherapy develop severe peripheral nerve pain, a new review suggests.

University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute researchers with the Calgary Stroke Program at Foothills Medical Centre revolutionized treatment for stroke with the ESCAPE Trial, proving that a clot ...

In addition, GFAP levels were higher in bleeding stroke patients who were taking blood thinners. If these results are confirmed in larger studies, the blood test could revolutionize treatment of ...