Stroke
Prolong Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has announced that its investigational therapy, PP-007 (PEGylated carboxyhemoglobin, bovine), has received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). PP-007 is currently being evaluated for safety and efficacy in an ongoing U.S.-based clinical trial, HEMERA-1. Ronald [...]
A YouGov poll for the Stroke Association has revealed just over half the adult population in Scotland (52 per cent) have a close personal connection to stroke – whether having had a stroke or seen a close friend or relative affected. This comes as a new Stroke Association report highlights that Scotland’s health boards are [...]
The American Heart Association, with support from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, has committed $4.7 million in Minnesota and $5.05 million in South Dakota to strengthen the full spectrum of stroke care across each state through the Association’s Mission: Lifeline Stroke initiative. Across the United States, more than 90 per cent [...]
Improving clinical outcomes in stroke patients by closing a gap between successful re-opening of a blocked vessel through endovascular surgery and a reduction of disability is the focus of a $2.5 million grant awarded to UTHealth Houston researchers. The five-year study, funded by an award (1R01NS138765-01) from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, [...]
A history of COVID-19 can double the risk of stroke, heart attack or death according to new research led by Cleveland Clinic and the University of Southern California. The study found that people with any type of COVID-19 infection were twice as likely to have a major cardiac event for up to three years after [...]
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland and the Scottish Football Association is providing free football sessions for women in Scotland in a bid to get women more active. With over 90,000 women living with heart disease in Scotland, it is the cause of one in 10 deaths. Now running across Scotland, the free football sessions for [...]
A study based on clinical trial data found higher risks of stroke, heart attack, and hospital admission for heart failure in older cancer survivors. In the analysis published in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, chemotherapy was also linked to elevated rates of these conditions. Although advances in treatment have led to decreased [...]
The incidence of stroke continues to increase for adults and children living with sickle cell disease (SCD) despite the Stroke Prevention Trial in Sickle Cell Anemia (STOP) establishing standards of care like transfusions and tests to measure blood flow in the brain for those deemed high-risk, according to a study published today in the journal [...]
Stroke survivors and campaigners have handed over a Stroke Association NI petition calling on the Health Minister Mike Nesbitt to make the stroke treatment thrombectomy available 24/7 in Northern Ireland. The charity says it is vital that it is available for everyone who needs it no matter when they have their stroke. The revolutionary procedure – where [...]
A new study has shown that stroke survivors are more likely to experience abnormal sleep patterns - such as sleeping too much or not enough - compared to those who have not had a stroke. For the study, participants were asked about their sleep patterns, such as how much sleep they usually get at night [...]
