A massive and extremely slow change in electrical potential is evidence of irreparable damage First appeared on ScienceDaily.com Researchers from Charité -- Universitätsmedizin Berlin have analyzed the underlying electrophysiological indicators of subarachnoid...

Replacement neurons, blood vessels fill in stroke cavity; gel provides scaffolding First appeared on ScienceDaily.com In a first-of-its-kind finding, a new stroke-healing gel helped regrow neurons and blood vessels in mice with stroke-damaged brains, UCLA researchers...

First published on ScienceDaily.com A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators may lead to a significant expansion in the number of stroke patients who can safely be treated with intravenous tPA (tissue plasminogen activator), the "clot busting"...

First published on ScienceDaily.com The diagnosis is one that a family never wants to hear: Your father has Alzheimer's disease. Your mother has stroke-related dementia. A recently released study, included in a special supplement to the Journal of Gerontology,...

First published on ScienceDaily.com An experimental compound appears to improve stroke outcome by reducing the destructive inflammation that can continue months after a stroke, scientists report. Rats consuming compound 21 following a clot-based stroke -- the most...