
Migraine with aura may raise stroke risk
By Honor Whiteman Published on www.medicalnewstoday.com The risk of stroke could be increased by more than a quarter for people who experience migraine with aura. So concludes a twin study recently published in the journal Brain. According to the Migraine Research...

The Action Plan on Stroke in Europe: Link for online registration is now OPEN
Jon Barrick, SAFE President, invites stroke advocates from European stroke support organisations to step forward and register for the Munich consensus conference - March 2018 The“Action Plan for Stroke in Europe 2018 to 2030” will be of major importance for the...

SAFE starts building the Stroke Support Organisation Faculty Tool
This September, SAFE started developing a standalone tool Learning Management System (LMS) that can be accessed by SAFE members online in any location. This project's title is Stroke Support Organisation Faculty Tool (SSOFT) The SAFE board approved the appointment of...

Study settles debate over giving stroke patients routine oxygen
A national trial involving more than 8,000 patients has revealed that giving oxygen to stroke victims makes no difference to their recovery or chances of survival. The study was led by Keele University's stroke specialist Professor Christine Roffe, along with North...

New class of molecules may protect brain from stroke, neurodegenerative diseases
Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health New Orleans, has discovered a new class of molecules in the brain that synchronize cell-to-cell communication and neuroinflammation/immune...