Protocol for Deferral of Consent in Acute Stroke Trials n.neurology.org/content/early/…

What is a risk factor? Researchers may wish to clarify the use of this term in their communications to avoid misinterpretation See: bmj.com/content/355/bm…

A wearable ultrasonic device for continuous, real-time and direct cardiac function assessment? Yes ! "This technology enables dynamic wearable monitoring of cardiac performance with substantially improved accuracy in various environments." nature.com/articles/s4158…

Fantastic review on innate immunity published this week in NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

"It feels as if we are in the midst of a scientific renaissance where computing, data, and interdisciplinary knowledge finally frees us to ask and understand basic questions about human origins, health, and behavior that have, until now, evaded empirical study." M Mills et al

An introduction to structural equation models using a tea towel: methods.manchester.ac.uk/themes/survey-… 👏

Confounding bias: lessons from a preliminary study on hair loss and COVID severity. "Male pattern hair loss among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Spain – A potential clue to the role of androgens in COVID-19 severity" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jo…

When accounting for index event bias, temporal sequence of events should be explored to determine whether to control for *every* mortality risk factors, not just those that cause both the index event and death. See: journals.lww.com/epidem/Fulltex…

CANJEM An inventory of all meta-data on existing occupational exposure information and tools, to support research on occupational epidemiology occupationalexposuretools.net/infographics/

Correlation implies association, but not causation. Causation implies association, but not correlation. nature.com/articles/nmeth…

"The number of subjects per variable required in linear regression analyses" Journal of Clinical Epidemiology sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Fascinating book by my colleague, Dr. Alby Richard on how neurodegenerative diseases can influence artistic expression. Service de neurologie du CHUM CHUM Faculté de médecine link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Today is World Stroke Thrombectomy Day! #LINNC online is proud to support this global initiative to raise awareness of #thrombectomy as a life-saving treatment for #stroke. #WTD2023 #BEFAST

There is no such thing as a 'modifiable predictor'. This term should be avoided. Why ? It is incorrect to draw aetiological conclusions from prediction results. See excellent review here: academic.oup.com/ndt/article/32…

A Holy Grail — The Prediction of Protein Structure nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Clues to Potential Mechanisms of Stroke Risk Associated With Sleep Duration ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/blo… Check out this new #BloggingStroke post by Bastien Rioux on #Stroke article "Sleep Duration Is Associated With Subclinical Carotid Plaque Burden" by Agudelo et al. Mitchell Elkind

In my latest contribution to the AHA Blogging Stroke, I ask "Do Low Serum Albumin Levels Increase the Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Ischemic Stroke?" Read my thoughts below! 📃 ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/blo…

What is the Risk of Poststroke Epilepsy? #BloggingStroke contributor Bastien Rioux considers this question in his blog post on #Stroke article by Ebbesen et al. #AHAJournals ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/blo…