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GROUNDBREAKING STUDIES FIND THAT NEUROINTERVENTIONAL SURGERY REDUCES STROKE MORTALITY
WASHINGTON, DC – February 11, 2015 – Two new clinical trials on the treatment of stroke (ESCAPE and EXTEND IA) demonstrate that neurointerventional surgery significantly increases the number of patients who are able to live independently without major neurological disabilities. The ESCAPE study, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, also shows that […]
Posted on Friday, February 13, 2015Read More -
JNF Awards $90,000 in Research Grants
The Joe Niekro Foundation has announced the 2014 Joe Niekro Research Grant recipients. A total of $90,000 has been awarded by the foundation, which is committed to supporting patients and families, research, treatment and awareness of brain aneurysms, AVMs and hemorrhagic strokes. “We are thrilled to award these recipients with this critical funding needed to […]
Posted on Monday, January 19, 2015Read More -
Groundbreaking Study Confirms That Neurointerventional Surgery Provides Significant Clinical Benefit
Study is most significant stroke treatment clinical trial since NINDS-2 says Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery WASHINGTON, DC – December 17, 2014 – A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms that the addition of inside-the-artery clot removal is more effective than IV-administered “clot-busting” tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) therapy alone for the […]
Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2014Read More -
Everyday is Thanksgiving
Why is it that Thanksgiving is the day we are reminded to give thanks? Shouldn’t we be giving thanks everyday? Looking back on an amazing 2014, I’m eternally grateful for all of you and for the success of this foundation. We’ve come a long way since this time last year, with no plans to slow […]
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2014Read More -
WALK THE WALK AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Hundreds of Arizona patrons will join The Joe Niekro Foundation for the 1st Annual Walk in the Park…Brains Matter Walk-A-Thon on September 28th, 2014 at Indian Steele Park in Phoenix, AZ. Come and be part of a one mile walk that will raise funds to support brain aneurysm, AVM & stroke research and patient support […]
Posted on Saturday, September 27, 2014Read More