The drug etanercept holds hope for treating brain inflammation that comes after a stroke, researchers have found. The effect can be realized years after a stroke. The drug works by neutralizing a cytokine (small cell-signaling protein molecules that are used extensively in intercellular communication) that initiates and amplifies inflammation. When...
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Women Often Miss Signs of Stroke
(HealthDay News) — A new online survey of U.S. women finds only about one in four women aged 25 to 75 can name more than two primary symptoms of stroke.[embed_youtube!– /Dbk:xxlA –> [embed_youtube!–/#xxl-a–> [embed_youtubep>The survey also found that women think that breast cancer is five times more common than stroke...