From the Johns Hopkins University media release: By studying stroke victims who have lost the ability to spell, researchers have pinpointed the parts of the brain that control how we write words. In the latest issue…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: People who experience any stroke symptoms—but do not have a stroke—may also be more likely to develop problems with memory and thinking, according to new…
From the University of Southern California press release via EurekAlert!: A new study finds that stroke patients’ brains show strong cortical motor activity when observing others performing physical tasks – a finding that offers new…
From the American Heart Association press release via ScienceDaily: Depressed middle-aged women have almost double the risk of having a stroke, according to research published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. In a…
From the IOS Press BV press release via AlphaGalileo: In a study designed to differentiate why some stroke patients recover from aphasia and others do not, investigators have found that a compensatory reorganization of language…
From the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University press release via EurekAlert!: Women who abruptly and prematurely lose estrogen from surgical menopause have a two-fold increase in cognitive decline and dementia. “This is…
From the Henry Ford Health System press release via MedicalXpress: Difficulty or inability to write a coherent text message, even in patients who have no problem speaking, may become a “vital” tool in diagnosing a…
From the American Heart Association press release via ScienceDaily: Green tea and coffee may help lower your risk of having a stroke, especially when both are a regular part of your diet, according to research…
From the Oxford University press release via EurekAlert!: The origin of an innate ability the brain has to protect itself from damage that occurs in stroke has been explained for the first time. The Oxford…
From the American Heart Association press release via ScienceDaily: Self-esteem, optimism and perceived control influence depression in stroke survivors and their spouse caregivers — who should be treated together, according to research presented at the…