TENSION: A new international study funded by EU, hoping to extend the benefits of mechanical thrombectomy A large new international study hoping to extend the benefits of mechanical thrombectomy has been launched. Thrombectomy is a treatment for certain types of acute...

Angels Initiative builds a global community of stroke centers and stroke ready hospitals, working each day to improve the quality of treatment for each patient with stroke. Written by Prof. Dr Anita Arsovska and Dr Maja Bozhinovska-Smicheska 26.02.2018, Skopje, R....

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...