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Stroke is a serious medical emergency that happens when your blood supply to the brain gets disrupted—either by a blood clot or a ruptured blood vessel. They cause significant damage to the brain, ...

A groundbreaking clinical trial led by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) and Western University's ...

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Researchers have developed a novel device that quite literally spins away the clots that block blood flow to the brain and ...