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Augmenting standard physical therapy (PT) with a progressively higher-intensity walking exercise programme in inpatient stroke rehabilitation units improved mobility and quality of life (QoL) in stroke survivors, a study has shown.

The addition of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) to endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) provides significant clinical benefits to patients who experienced acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) caused by large vessel occlusion (LVO) with large ischaemic infarcts (LII), as shown by the findings of a meta-analysis presented at the recent ISC 2025.

A systematic review of eight studies identified a range of factors associated with depression among adolescents in Singapore.

A study presented at ISC 2025 shows elevated levels of Streptococcus (S.) anginosus – a type of bacteria present in the normal oral and gastrointestinal microflora – in the mouth and gut of recent stroke survivors in Japan.

Individuals with a persistently high or an increasing pattern of general and central obesity trajectories throughout middle and late life appear to be at greater risk of cognitive decline and developing dementia, a study has shown.