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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Jun-2026 09:16 ET (23-Jun-2026 13:16 GMT/UTC)

29-Jan-2026

Stimulating the brain with electromagnetic therapy after stroke may help reduce disability

American Heart Association
Reports and Proceedings

Electromagnetic network-targeted field (ENTF) therapy, which targets specific connections in the brain, combined with physical therapy, significantly reduced disability in stroke survivors after 90 days. An analysis of two small clinical trials suggests that ENTF therapy is safe and works well in reducing overall disability after stroke.

Meeting

ASA International Stroke Conference 2026

29-Jan-2026

Data analysis finds multiple antiplatelets linked to worse outcomes after a brain bleed

American Heart Association
Reports and Proceedings

Based on an analysis of a decade of hospital stroke registry data, people who had brain bleeds were more likely to die in the hospital if they were taking multiple antiplatelet medications, or medications stronger than aspirin, before the bleed.

Meeting

ASA International Stroke Conference 2026

29-Jan-2026

Tear in inner lining of neck artery may not raise stroke risk in first 6 months of diagnosis

American Heart Association
Reports and Proceedings

Adults who had a dissecting aneurysm in the neck artery wall (a cervical artery dissection or CeAD) did not have a higher risk of stroke compared to those with cervical artery dissection without a dissecting aneurysm in the first six months after diagnosis, according to data analysis from a global registry.

Meeting

ASA International Stroke Conference 2026

29-Jan-2026

New risk assessment tool may help predict dementia after a stroke

American Heart Association
Reports and Proceedings

A new risk prediction tool was able to accurately identify stroke survivors with the highest risk for developing dementia within a decade of having a stroke, according to a large study in Canada.

Meeting

ASA International Stroke Conference 2026

29-Jan-2026

New app to detect social interactions after stroke may help improve treatment, recovery

American Heart Association
Reports and Proceedings

A smartwatch used a machine learning algorithm to detect social interactions through sounds in the environment. This technology was able to measure how much social interaction occurred among stroke survivors in the hospital.

Meeting

ASA International Stroke Conference 2026