A blood test that detects GFAP during emergency transport could kick off effective treatment for these patients before they even get to the hospital, potentially reducing their brain damage from ...

Stroke seems to strike out of the blue, but it’s really cumulative effects that lead to stroke. Although it may seem like stroke is unpredictable and there is no way to pinpoint exactly when one might ...

Strokes are a medical emergency, yet imaging can capture only snapshots of how brain damage develops in the hours and days ...

A revolutionary point-of-care testing device that could help to prevent recurrent strokes could soon be rolled out across the NHS, according to researchers at the University of Manchester. The shoebox ...

Clinicians should offer a genetic test to people who have had an ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack to determine whether they can be treated with the drug clopidogrel to reduce the risk of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recurrent strokes are common and many stroke patients do not receive adequate referrals. Patient and caregiver ...

BOSTON - One day, a simple blood test may help predict whether someone will suffer a stroke. Researchers at UCLA looked at data on more than 2,000 people enrolled in the Framingham Heart Study and ...

Stroke care has always lived on one simple equation: the faster you work out what’s happening in the brain, the better the ...

Consent is an important consideration if introducing testing. A patient expert highlighted that people who have had a stroke often have severe cognitive impairment, may have difficulty with their ...

A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who have suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says. Stroke victims with brain bleeds have nearly seven times higher blood levels ...