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...group of Harvard scientists published findings last month that could lead to significant improvements in the treatment of stroke, the third most common cause of death in the United States...
...study, first published by The Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, is likely to increase the use of the leading drug for stroke victims...
Striking one American every 45 seconds, according to the American Stroke Association, stroke takes place when a blood vessel that transports oxygen and nutrients to the brain cannot perform its function...
...about 80 percent of cases, the transport failure is due to blood clotting, which blocks vessels. This variety of the disease, known as ischemic stroke, has proven to be difficult to treat because of the risk of blood vessel rupture, or hemorrhage...
...study, titled “Antiactin Targeted Immunoliposomes Ameliorate Tissue Plasminogen Activator-Induced Hemorrhage After Focal Embolic Stroke,” researchers from the Harvard Medical School (HMS) outline a method that will potentially increase the success of ischemic stroke treatment...