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stroke

Therapy stops arteries reblocking

3 September 2007

Within 6 months of heart disease surgery, up to 60% of patients suffer from their arteries reblocking.
Queensland scientists have discovered a way to precisely deliver drugs to blockage sites in the arteries – preventing complications after surgery to treat heart disease according to developer Anita Thomas and her colleagues at the University of Queensland.
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Reducing the killing power of strokes

21 August 2006

A research team at the University of Adelaide has found a way to reduce brain swelling, the most common cause of death after stroke.

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New stroke drug minimises brain damage

26 August 2001

An Australian drug that has the potential to treat stroke survivors is under development in the UK by a UK-based biotechnology company DevCo. 
The drug, known as AM-36, can minimise brain damage and physical impairments caused by strokes – Australia’s leading cause of disability. Dr Jenny Callaway and her colleagues at Monash University discovered  the new [...]

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