Preventing brain injury

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

Stroke survivors may have a higher risk of developing depression or another mood disorder within the first year, according to new research that compared their risk to the general public as well as people who survived a heart attack. Past research shows depression is common after stroke, affecting nearly one-third of survivors. But researchers wanted to [...]

Nearly one-third of patients with a stroke of unknown cause have a heart rhythm disorder that can be treated to prevent another stroke. That’s the finding of the NOR-FIB study presented at EHRA 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). In the study, stroke patients had their heart rhythm monitored for [...]

Five childhood risk factors that predict stroke and heart attacks in adulthood have been identified after being tracked for up to half a century in the world’s largest international prospective cardiovascular disease study. The study, conducted by the International Childhood Cardiovascular Consortium (i3C) including researchers from the Murdoch Children Research Institute (MCRI), found body mass [...]

The chance of ischaemic stroke is 16 per cent lower for those who have green space less than 300 metres from their home, research reveals

Among young and middle-aged adults with hypertension, a substantial rise in blood pressure upon standing may identify those with a higher risk of serious cardiovascular events, such as a stroke or heart attack. The findings are published in the journal, Hypertension. Paolo Palatini, M.D., lead author of the study and a professor of internal medicine [...]

Young people with concussion are at a 40 per cent higher risk of mental health issues, psychiatric hospitalisation and self-harm, a new study says

Covid-19 infection increases the risk of death in younger, healthier stroke patients, according to a new study. The findings from the large, international multicentre collaboration are published in the journal Neurosurgery. The work confirms findings from previous research by the lead research team at Thomas Jefferson University, which found that Covid-19 patients with stroke tended [...]