First published on ScienceDaily Scientists have known for years that the brain liquefies after a stroke. If cut off from blood and oxygen for a long enough period, a portion of the brain will die, slowly morphing from a hard, rubbery substance into liquid goop. Now,...

First published on ScienceDaily Brain scans from stroke patients are being downloaded by researchers around the world to test algorithms that can process MRI images A USC-led team has now compiled, archived and shared one of the largest open-source data sets of brain...

First published on ScienceDaily A preliminary Phase 2 clinical trial has demonstrated that patients with acute ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke, can safely tolerate high doses of 3K3A-APC, a promising anti-stroke drug invented at The Scripps Research...

First published on ScienceDaily A groundbreaking new wearable designed to be worn on the throat could be a game-changer in the field of stroke rehabilitation. Developed in the lab of Northwestern University engineering professor John A. Rogers, in partnership with...

First published on ScienceDaily Being a short kid is associated with increased risk of having a stroke in adulthood, according to Danish research published in Stroke, an American Heart Association journal. A prospective study examined data on more than 300,000 Danish...