People with stroke can safely take part in programmes of exercise which involve muscle strength training. By engaging in muscle strength training, people with stroke can increase muscle strength and ...
People with stroke can complete programmes of exercise that target both aerobic fitness and muscle strength (this is called 'combined training'). By engaging in combined training, people with stroke ...
Epilepsy is a common condition that affects the brain and causes seizures. In a seizure, the brain's electrical signals are suddenly disrupted or become too active.
Very few clinical trials have evaluated the benefits and harms of omega-3 fatty acid supplements for treating peripheral nerve damage (damage to nerves outside the brain and spinal cord) associated ...
Remote ischaemic conditioning (briefly restricting then restoring blood flow) likely reduces the risk of another stroke happening and may help people recover brain function and daily abilities more ...
A procedure that may assist couples is intrauterine insemination (IUI). This is an assisted reproduction procedure where sperm are placed directly into the uterus at a specific time in the woman's ...
Evidence from one study (1355 women) shows that extra calcium before pregnancy may result in little to no difference to pre-eclampsia (a complication of pregnancy) or pregnancy loss, and pre-eclampsia ...
The GRADE Book and GRADE Handbook are not published by Cochrane. The new GRADE Book is an official publication providing the most up-to-date and accurate description of the GRADE approach proposed by ...
Vascular dementia (i.e. dementia caused by disease of blood vessels affecting the supply of blood to the brain) is one of the most common types of dementia. It includes dementia caused by stroke. It ...
Too little evidence to show whether oxygen administration to the woman during labour is beneficial to the baby. Some babies show signs of distress, such as unusual heart rates or the passing of a ...
Cochrane will be attending the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), taking place in New York from the ...
For over 30 years, the Cochrane Collaboration has set the standard for systematic reviews in health research. We now want to ...