Hearing and vision loss tied to heart disease and stroke risk in older adults
A recent study from China found that adults with vision or hearing issues, or both, might face a higher chance of having a heart...
He recognized the signs of his own stroke – and got treated within 30...
Jim Johnson woke up at his usual time of roughly 6 a.m. Something, though, was different.
His right side felt numb.
He shifted onto his back,...
A single pill could help prevent heart attacks and strokes
Researchers from Tehran University of Medical Sciences have introduced a new approach to reducing the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure.
They studied...
What new guidelines say to do to prevent a stroke
Hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. have a first stroke each year. Newly updated recommendations spell out methods for changing that.
The new guidelines from...
A history of COVID-19 may double risks of heart disease, stroke and death
A new study led by researchers from Cleveland Clinic and the University of Southern California (USC) has found that having a history of COVID-19...
How a blood pressure number predicts your stroke risk
Scientists at the University of Miami recently conducted a study that sheds new light on how blood pressure affects our brain health, especially as...
A stroke paralyzed her left side. She’s since run the New York City Marathon...
During a Saturday morning run around her Portland, Oregon, neighborhood, Katie McCarron's left leg felt numb. The next day, while playing soccer with her...
New clot-busting drug may improve recovery after stroke
A recent study has found that the clot-busting drug tenecteplase could offer better recovery outcomes for people who experience ischemic stroke compared to the...
Scientists find best clot-busting drug for stroke recovery
A recent meta-analysis published in Neurology suggests that tenecteplase, a clot-busting drug, may be slightly more effective than alteplase in helping people recover from ischemic stroke....
Early signs of mini-stroke everyone needs to know
A Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), often referred to as a mini-stroke, is a brief episode where stroke-like symptoms appear and then disappear, usually within...