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News Stroke

• Bix of Sanders-Brown receives NIH funding for stroke research

  Dr. Gregory Bix, Paul G. Blazer J. Professor of Stroke Research in the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and the UK departments of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Neurology, has received funding of $224,416 from the National Institutes of Health, to further study of stroke recovery. more

• 1 in 3 stroke emergencies don't use EMS

  More than a third of stroke patients don't get to the hospital by ambulance, even though that's the fastest way to get there, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Researchers studied records on more than 204,000 stroke patients arriving at emergency rooms at more

• Diet shown to be critical factor in improving type 2 diabetes after bariatric surgery

  Patients with type 2 diabetes who consume a diet identical to the strict regimen followed after bariatric surgery are just as likely to see a reduction in blood glucose levels as those who undergo surgery, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. "For years, the question has been wh more

Publications Stroke

• Inhibition of galectin-3 reduces atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

  Atherosclerosis is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke. Galectin-3 is a carbohydrate-binding lectin implicated in the pathophysiology of CVD and is highly expressed within atherosclerotic lesions in mice and humans. The object of this present study was to use genetic del more

• Modifying expression of EphA4 and its downstream targets improves functional recovery after stroke

  Functional recovery after stroke varies greatly between patients, potentially due to differences in gene expression. Several processes like angiogenesis, neurogenesis, axonal reorganization and synaptic plasticity act in concert to restore neurological functions. The ephrin family has known roles i more

• Percutaneous Endocardial Occlusion of Incompletely Surgically‐Ligated Left Atrial Appendage

  Abstract Introduction Surgical ligation of the left atrial appendage is considered standard of care in patients who undergo mitral valve surgery or as an adjunct to a surgical Maze procedure for treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, several studies have demonstrated that this can res more

Market studies Stroke

• Stroke – Pipeline Review, H2 2012

  Introduction Global Markets Direct’s, 'Stroke - Pipeline Review, H2 2012', provides an overview of the Stroke therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the therapeutic development for Stroke, complete with latest updates, and special features on late-stage and discontinued projects more

• Global Renal Denervation Market Report: 2012 Edition

  Affecting the lives of millions of people across the globe, hypertension is a chronic medical condition which substantially raises the risk of cardiac malfunction, kidney diseases and insulin resistance. However if the condition is tamed by managing the blood pressure, it suppresses the risk of occu more

• Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease

  There has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of diabetes worldwide, which has been exacerbated by the growing obesity problem across the globe. Once thought of as primarily a childhood disease--sometimes referred to as juvenile diabetes, now mostly Type 1 diabetes--the obesity crisis linked t more

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