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LA times article: "Aftermath of a Stroke"
(January 9th, 2008)
LA times article "Aftermath of a Stroke" quotes our own Dr. Liebeskind. Article from December 17th, 2007. See related URL ... more

UCLA Brain Attack! '07
(May 19th, 2007)
In cooperation with the UCLA Stroke Center and Neurovascular Program, the Office of Continuing Medical Education, UCLA ... more

Avoiding the Big One
(February 28th, 2007)
Avoiding the Big One Someone dies every 3.5 minutes from a stroke. 80 percent of “brain attacks” are preventable. A ministroke ... more

Back-up circulation kicks in after stroke
(February 24th, 2007)
Back-up circulation kicks in after stroke * 24 February 2007 * NewScientist.com news service * Michael Reilly A ... more

UCLA professor wins national award
(November 15th, 2006)
Dr. Jeffrey L. Saver (Thousand Oaks), professor of neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and director ... more

Mark of the Vampire
(October 30th, 2006)
The saliva of a bat species has an enzyme that may help prevent brain damage in more stroke victims. A new drug holds promise. By ... more

For stroke patients, coffee isn't just about jitters
(October 16th, 2006)
Can a stroke victim consume moderate amounts of coffee? Is the nervous system affected by coffee? Caffeine, the ingredient ... more

In Stroke, Negative Studies Less Likely to Get Published
(September 25th, 2006)
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Stroke studies where the results are positive or neutral are more likely to get published than studies ... more

Cause of Ischemic Stroke Analyzed for the First Time by UCLA Researchers
(August 16th, 2006)
In contrast to traditional beliefs that stroke-causing clots derived from arterial and cardiac sources are distinctly ... more

Better Stroke Outcome with High Blood Calcium
(April 5th, 2006)
Calcium and magnesium are intricately involved in the pathways of cell death in models of stroke, and high dietary intake ... more

New study shows superior outcomes for treating ruptured aneurysms with endovascular coil
(February 1st, 2006)
Cerebral aneurysms can result in subarachnoid hemorrhages – bleeding in the space filled with cerebrospinal fluid that ... more

Millions of brain cells die each minute a stroke is untreated
(December 8th, 2005)
DALLAS, Dec. 9 – Tick…32,000 brain cells just died. In 59 seconds more, an ischemic stroke will have killed 1.9 million brain ... more

UCLA Stroke Center First in Los Angeles County Designated as Certified Primary Stroke Center
(March 29th, 2005)
**Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations awards UCLA with coveted certification** The ... more

UCLA Launches $20 Million Stem Cell Institute to Investigate New Approaches to HIV, Cancer and Neurological Disorders
(March 16th, 2005)
Drawing together experts from fields as diverse as engineering to molecular biology, UCLA officials announced March ... more

UCLA Medical Center Becomes World's First Hospital to Introduce Remote Presence Robots in ICU
(March 11th, 2005)
UCLA Medical Center has announced initial clinical tests of the RP-6 mobile robot system in its neurosurgery intensive ... more

UCLA Medical Center Becomes World's First Hospital to Introduce Remote Presence Robots in ICU
(March 9th, 2005)
UCLA Medical Center has announced initial clinical tests of the RP-6 mobile robot system in its neurosurgery intensive ... more

UCLA Stroke Center expands study of Mechanical Clot Retrieval Device to Treat Strokes.
(August 1st, 2004)
+++ Program News Due to promising results in a multi-center trial, the UCLA Stroke Center has expanded its research ... more

UCLA Stroke Center Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Grant to Develop Innovative Treatments for Stroke
(May 10th, 2004)
**Researchers Seek Solutions to Treat Nation’s Third Leading Killer ‘Faster and Better’** The UCLA Stroke Center ... more

National Institutes of Health Funds Major UCLA-Based Study of Brain-Protecting Treatment for Stroke
(October 1st, 2003)
**Field Administration of Stroke Therapy-Magnesium trial will include paramedics and nearly 80 hospitals in Los Angeles ... more

University of California - Los Angeles Professor Awarded: American Academy of Neurology Stroke Achievement Award
(April 17th, 2002)
ST. PAUL, MN - Chelsea S. Kidwell, MD, a University of California - Los Angeles assistant professor, has been chosen to receive ... more