UCSF Stroke Recovery Initiative

01/14/2022

01/29/2021

"Stroke survivors who had ceased to benefit from conventional rehabilitation gained clinically significant arm movement and control by using an external robotic device powered by the patients' own brains," according to the results of a clinical trial conducted by the University of Houston.

Clinical Trial Suggests Brain-Machine Interface Coupled with Robot Offers Increased Benefits for Stroke Survivors

08/28/2020

According to a new West Virginia University neuroscience research, "Neuroscientists found that blood substitution therapy rescues the brains of mice from ischemic damage, a potential breakthrough in stroke therapy."

In a study led by Xuefang “Sophie” Ren, a research assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience, a team of West Virginia University neuroscientists found that blood substitution therapy rescues the brains of mice from ischemic damage, a potential breakthrough in stroke therapy.

08/07/2020

A research group in Japan has developed a new, lightweight and motor-less device that can be easily attached to an ankle support device to aid stroke patients in their rehabilitation.

A new spring-cam device aids stroke patients in their walking rehabilitation.

07/25/2020

Living in a poor or rural area, having low education or income level, lacking health insurance or being Black can more than double the risk of stroke in people under 75.

The cumulative effect of several social factors can more than double the risk of stroke, according to new research.

07/10/2020

"A compound produced in the gut when we eat red meat damages our arteries and may play a key role in boosting risk of heart disease as we get older, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research."

Eat a slab of steak and your resident gut bacteria get to work immediately to break it down. But new research shows that a metabolic byproduct, called TMAO, produced in the process can be toxic to the lining of arteries, making them age faster.

06/29/2020

"Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in restoring mobility and sensation of touch in stroke-afflicted rats by reprogramming human skin cells to become nerve cells, which were then transplanted into the rats' brains."

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in restoring mobility and sensation of touch in stroke-afflicted rats by reprogramming human skin cells to become nerve cells, which were then transplanted into the rats’ brains. The study has now been published in the research journal PNAS.

06/19/2020

A new study published in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke, finds people who drink large amounts of alcohol have nearly fivefold odds of experiencing a potentially deadly type of stroke compared with those who drink very little or not at all.

A biomarker that measures alcohol consumption shows those who drink more are much more likely to have bleeding strokes than those who drink very little, a new study finds.

06/12/2020

"Coronavirus patients with high blood pressure have twice the risk of dying from the infection, an international study has found." Suggesting regularly taking drugs to control high blood pressure lowers the risk of becoming severely ill or dying.

High blood pressure may double the risk of death from coronavirus.

06/05/2020

Young patients with no risk factors for stroke may have an increased risk if they have contracted COVID-19, whether or not they are showing symptoms of the disease through preliminary observations by surgeons at Thomas Jefferson University and collaborators.

Preliminary observations suggest a high incidence of COVID-19 in stroke patients, including younger patients who were otherwise healthy.

02/14/2020

Researchers from the University of Georgia presents brain-imaging data for a new stroke treatment that supported full recovery in swine, modeled with the same pattern of neurodegeneration as seen in humans with severe stroke.

“It was eye opening and unexpected that you would see such a benefit."

07/10/2019

02/22/2019

Another exciting discovery. UCLA neuroscientists have found a human gene linked to a better stroke recovery.

A drug that suppresses the gene could lead to the first pill to treat stroke’s aftermath.

02/15/2019

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System have identified a brain protein crucial to recovery from stroke.

Researchers have identified a brain protein at the root of how the brain recovers from stroke. The finding offers a promising avenue for developing therapies that could work even when given beyond the first few hours after a stroke.

02/14/2019

There may be additional evidence that artificially sweetened beverages increases the risk of stroke and heart attacks, according to a new research published in Stroke, a journal of the American Heart Association.

Drinking two or more diet sodas a day is linked to an increased risk of stroke, heart attacks and early death in women over 50, a new study says. The risk was highest for obese and African American women.

02/08/2019

According to late-breaking science presented this week at the International Stroke Conference 2019, the dual antiplatelet therapy reduces recurrent stroke.

The long-term combination of cilostazol with aspirin or clopidogrel resulted in fewer recurrent strokes than with aspirin or clopidogrel alone in high-risk patients.

01/25/2019

Are you able to stand on one leg for 20 seconds without losing your balance? The simple one-leg test could be an indicator for underlying health problems and stroke risk.

Yoga lovers, among others, have always preached the importance of balance in health and fitness. Some experts believe a simple one-leg test could be an indicator of health problems, particularly stroke risk.

01/18/2019

Not sleeping long enough? A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests people who sleep less than six hours a night may be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease compared with those who sleep between seven and eight hours.

Poor quality sleep, such as frequent waking, may also increase your risk of cardiovascular disease.