Preventing brain injury

'Could school leaders justify the associated risks to parents when it goes wrong?'

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 [...]

Former players are five times more likely to report cognitive impairment, a new BU CTE Center study reveals

Researchers from the University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital have been awarded AUS$1.8 million (£1 million) to advance research into reducing the risk of stroke and heart complications in patients undergoing major surgery. Many Australians have major surgery each year, with about three per cent developing atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular and often very rapid [...]

Through dramatically losing weight, chances of concussion and misdiagnosis are higher, research reveals