Preventing brain injury

Hopes of reducing heightened risk of stroke after TIA through establishing new biomarkers

According to a new study involving 6.5 million individuals, young adults in their 20s and 30s with mental health disorders are up to three times as likely to have a stroke. Researchers found that lifestyle behaviours did not explain this excess risk. 1 in 8 of the 20-to-39-year-old participants had a form of mental illness, [...]

If In Doubt, Sit Them Out aims to increase awareness and intervention after head injury

Oxford-based Ultromics has been granted FDA Breakthrough Device Status for its AI-enhanced platform for detecting stroke risk factor cardiac amyloidosis. What is cardiac amyloidosis? Cardiac amyloidosis, also known as stiff heart syndrome, is a condition caused by amyloid deposits replacing normal heart muscle. It is also the most common form of restrictive cardiomyopathy. Cardiac amyloidosis [...]

According to new research, intensive blood pressure treatment can significantly lower the risk of adverse cerebrovascular events such as stroke. This study is a follow-up analysis of the Systolic Blood Pressure Interventional Trial (SPRINT), a multicentre clinical trial that compared intensive systolic blood pressure control (target less than 120 mm Hg) versus standard control (target [...]

'Interventions to improve sleep may also reduce the risk of stroke,' say researchers

A new study has discovered that by walking an extra 500 steps a day, you can reduce your risk of stroke by 14 per cent. Lead researcher of the study, Erin E. Dooley, ph.D, says: “Steps are an easy way to measure physical activity, and more daily steps were associated with a lower risk of [...]

Travel can exacerbate symptoms and lead to longer recovery times, new study of rugby players reveals

New range of helmets depicting brain scans after collisions gives graphic reminder of potential dangers

Dental researchers at Newcastle Dental Hospital have teamed up with researchers at Edinburgh Napier University to conduct a trial that could identify those with a stroke risk factor that often goes undiagnosed. The dentists and dental students will soon start monitoring patients foratrial fibrillation (AF). This comes after recent research which suggests a link between [...]