Preventing brain injury

The FA will work with clubs and schools across the country to introduce the new measure for the 2022-23 season

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An individual who suffers from a stroke or traumatic brain injury have an increased risk of developing epilepsy, even years after they have occurred.  Researchers at Gladstone Institutes have now discovered that star-shaped cells known as astrocytes in the thalamus play a vital role in making mice with brain injuries more prone to having seizures. [...]

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Could lowering a patients blood pressure after treatment for an ischemic stroke be a safe way to open the door to better outcomes?

Along with high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking, environmental factors such as air pollution are highly predictive of people’s chances of dying, especially from heart attack and stroke, a new study shows. The study revealed that exposure to above average levels of outdoor air pollution increased risk of death by 20 per cent, and risk of [...]

Two thirds of ischaemic stroke patients had major underlying risk factors, research has revealed

England legend Alan Shearer, FIFPRO and PFA are among 100 leaders calling for urgent change

Research shows it could help safeguard from cognitive decline and depression after mild head trauma

An artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiography (ECG) algorithm can predict atrial fibrillation up to 10 years before clinical diagnosis, according to a study conducted by Mayo Clinic researchers. Atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac rhythm abnormality, has been linked to one-third of ischemic strokes, the most common type of stroke. But atrial fibrillation is under-diagnosed, partly because [...]