European Stroke Awareness Day
Tuesday 13 May 2014
Stroke is a global epidemic, in the UK alone someone will have a stroke every 3 and a half minutes.
Can high-dose oxygen therapy reduce the effects of stroke? – the PROOF trial
Friday 3 February 2017
Funded by the European Union (EU), a new international study called PROOF will investigate whether high-dose oxygen therapy can reduce the effects of stroke.
The Stroke Association is a member of the Stroke Alliance For Europe (SAFE), which will work on communication of information about the PROOF trial to non-clinical audiences.
SAFE: an important partner in new research to prevent complications after stroke.
Thursday 30 July 2015
The PRECIOUS project will examine the consequences of treating complications of stroke such as infections or fever or swallowing problems, all of which commonly occur in elderly patients. Failing to treat these complications often leads to a worse outcome overall.
Our Stroke Support Organisation activity at the World Stroke Congress 2016
Wednesday 26 October 2016
The World Stroke Congress (WSC) is currently being held in Hyderabad, India (26-29 October 2016). The WSC leads up to World Stroke Day on 29 October 2016.
Bromsgrove stroke survivors in major new research programme
Wednesday 7 September 2016
Local stroke survivors have joined in a new stroke research program at the Stroke Association’s Life After Stroke Centre in Bromsgrove on Monday 05 September. STARR (stroke, technology and risk reduction) is a new research program, which will help stroke survivors manage their risk factors for recurrent stroke: a stroke that happens after someone has their first stroke.
How important is the relationship between therapist and stroke survivor in rehabilitation of language ability?
How important is the relationship between therapist and stroke survivor in rehabilitation of language ability?
Understanding the difficulty in controlling emotions after stroke
Understanding the difficulty in controlling emotions after stroke
Can the type and extent of stroke and its impact on behaviour predict dementia?
No two strokes are alike - the damage from each stroke leaves its own unique signature on a person's brain and behaviour. The current project will investigate how different types of stroke affect a person's long term recovery or deterioration
Report predicts startling growth for stroke rates
Thursday 11 May 2017
The number of strokes across the UK is likely to rise by almost half (44%) in the next 20 years, according to a new report published today by the Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) and the Stroke Association.
Can stroke and TIA survivors avoid further stroke using a new system for lowering blood pressure?
People who have survived a previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) are at particularly high risk of subsequent, ‘recurrent’ stroke with 30% having another stroke in the following five years. High blood pressure is the most important reversible risk factor for having a recurrent stroke.