What goes wrong in the brain when someone can’t spell
Researchers studying stroke victims who have lost their ability to spell have pinpointed the areas of the brain that control how we write words....
read moreFemale stroke victims may benefit from uric acid
There’s evidence that 42% of women who have suffered a stroke and were treated with uric acid had little to no disability (vs. 29% treated with placebo)....
read moreStroke may accelerate long-term cognitive decline
Research has found that many stroke patients experience accelerated and persistent cognitive decline for 6 years after a stroke....
read moreStroke ages the brain 8 years overnight
Seniors over 65 who had experienced a stroke were found to have aged the equivalent of 7.9 years overnight in terms of memory and thinking speed....
read moreInjectable hydrogel helps repair brain damage via stem cell therapy...
Mice with stroke-related brain damage demonstrated improvements in motor coordination within just weeks of being given injections of neural stem and progenitor cells enveloped in hydrogel....
read moreMental practice combined with PT helps treat stroke
Also known as “motor imagery,” mental practice is rehearsing motor action in your mind but not in action. It’s been found that mental practice, combined with physical therapy, is an effective treatment for stroke....
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