Conference Coverage

CROI 2013: Pre-exposure HIV Prophylaxis Type Doesn’t Matter

Mar 6, 2013

ATLANTA — A large study to determine if pre-exposure prophylaxis could prevent HIV transmission...

CROI 2013: Extra Drug Hikes HCV Regimen’s Efficacy

Mar 6, 2013

ATLANTA – Adding an extra drug to a promising hepatitis C (HCV) regimen increased its efficacy –...

CROI 2013: HIV Drugs Ease Inflammation in ‘Controllers’

Mar 6, 2013

ATLANTA – Putting HIV controllers — who ordinarily don’t need therapy — on highly active...

CROI 2013: ‘Functional Cure’ Seen in HIV-Infected Child

Mar 6, 2013

ATLANTA — Researchers reported here that a child born with HIV infection and treated in infancy...

CROI 2013

Mar 1, 2013

New research is being presented at CROI 2013, the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and...

ISC 2013: Life Support Withdrawal Questioned in Stroke Patients

Feb 8, 2013

More than a third of patients who suffer a major bleeding in the brain and have their life support...

ISC 2013: Infant, Child Stroke Survivors Prone to Seizures

Feb 8, 2013

About one-third of American infants and children who suffer bleeding into brain tissue may later...

ISC 2013: Stroke Survivors and Suicidal Thoughts

Feb 8, 2013

Nearly one in 12 American stroke survivors may have contemplated suicide or wished themselves...

ISC 2013: Southern Diet Could Raise Stroke Risk

Feb 8, 2013

Eating Southern-style foods may be linked to a higher risk of stroke, according to research...

ISC 2013: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Hemorrhagic Stroke

Feb 8, 2013

The Particulars: Currently, there is no specific, evidence-based targeted treatment that has been...

ISC 2013: A Novel Approach to Treating Stroke Patients

Feb 8, 2013

The Particulars: Currently, the only treatment to relieve swelling of the brain caused by a severe ischemic stroke is craniotomy. A novel intravenous formulation of glyburide (RP-1127), a diabetes drug, may prevent such...

ISC 2013: Improving Door-to-Needle Times

Feb 8, 2013

The Particulars: Recent studies suggest that less than 30% of patients treated with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) are imaged within 25 minutes or received IV tPA within 60 minutes of ED arrival. Using a model...

ISC 2013: Same Factors Influence Depression in Stroke Patients, Spouse Caregivers

Feb 6, 2013

Self-esteem, optimism and perceived control influence depression in stroke survivors and their...

ISC 2013: Tai Chi May Reduce Falls in Adult Stroke Survivors

Feb 6, 2013

Tai Chi may reduce falls among adult stroke survivors, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2013. Compared to survivors receiving usual care or participating in a...

ISC 2013: Marijuana & High Stroke Risk in Young Adults

Feb 6, 2013

Marijuana, the most widely used illicit drug, may double stroke risk in young adults, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2013. In a New Zealand study, ischemic...

ISC 2013: Native Hawaiians Have Bleeding Strokes at Earlier Age

Feb 6, 2013

Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have more bleeding strokes at an earlier age than other people independent of methamphetamine abuse, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International...

ISC 2013: TBI Common in Combat Soldiers

Feb 6, 2013

U.S. soldiers in combat often suffer constricted blood vessels and increased pressure in the brain — significant complications of traumatic brain injuries, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s...