New AI tool can detect stroke and brain cancer faster
Doctors often use MRI scans to look at the brain and find problems like strokes, tumors, or diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
But reading these...
Scientists find a non-invasive way to treat stroke
Scientists from Monash University in Australia and Yale School of Medicine in the United States are working together on a new, high-tech way to...
Dental problems may raise stroke risk, study finds
Taking care of your teeth and gums might do more than protect your smile—it could also help protect your brain.
A new study has found...
Tea and coffee may help lower your risk of stroke and dementia
Scientists from Tianjin Medical University have found that drinking tea and coffee is linked to lower risks of stroke and dementia.
Coffee and tea are...
Just days before Thanksgiving, she had a stroke on a train
On a November morning a year ago, in between her 52nd birthday and Thanksgiving, Kim Spight decided to take a train to church.
Normally, she...
Chronic stress may raise stroke risk in these people
A new study has found that young women who live with ongoing stress may have a higher risk of stroke.
The research, published in the...
This common vaccine may help prevent heart attacks and strokes
Shingles is a painful skin condition that many people may not know can lead to other serious health problems.
It’s caused by the same virus...
A simple procedure may cut stroke risk by 50%
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability around the world. It happens when blood flow to part of the...
Research discovers a big hidden cause of stroke
Scientists from the University of California, Irvine have made an important and surprising discovery about how brain hemorrhages may start.
For a long time, doctors...
Common diabetes drugs may raise risk of heart attacks and strokes
Millions of people around the world live with type 2 diabetes, a condition where the body struggles to use insulin properly, leading to high...