A blood test that detects GFAP during emergency transport could kick off effective treatment for these patients before they even get to the hospital, potentially reducing their brain damage from ...

At some health fairs, people are offered a test that screens for a buildup of plaque in blood vessels in the neck, which can be a risk factor for stroke, but new guidelines recommend against such ...

A simple blood test that gauges six distinct inflammatory indicators has been devised by a group of US medical researchers to determine the risk of stroke. Just as blood cholesterol tests indicate the ...

A ten-minute test that detects strokes from just a few drops of blood is being developed by scientists. Quicker detection should lead to more people being treated – saving lives. Early treatment would ...

FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who’ve suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says. Stroke victims with brain bleeds ...

Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with UK company Proteome Sciences plc (PS) describe a simple blood test that could substantially increase the number of patients ...

Doctors are developing a screening test to identify which stroke patients are at risk of potentially fatal deep vein thrombosis (DVT). If these patients can be identified at an early stage, it may be ...

Each year, about 53,000 Australians suffer a stroke. That's one every 10 minutes, and the numbers are rising as the population ages. A third of people who have a stroke will die within a year, and ...

Strokes happen when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. They can lead to death, and in cases of survival can leave victims with long-term brain injuries. Strokes usually occur due to ...

The retina is the light-sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye, which receives images and sends them as electrical signals to the brain via the optic nerve. Enlightening research, ...

One in five patients who have the most common type of stroke don't get recommended screenings to see if the episode damaged their ability to swallow, a recent study in Canada suggests. Under widely ...