One simple pill could prevent heart attacks and strokes
Researchers from Tehran University of Medical Sciences have found a simple and low-cost way to protect people from serious heart problems like heart attacks,...
Your bottom blood pressure number might help prevent stroke, dementia
Scientists from the University of Miami have found something new about blood pressure that could help protect our brains.
Blood pressure is often used to...
Her stroke revealed a heart defect weeks before her semester in London. Could she...
Liv Pines arrived home from the fall semester of her junior year at Syracuse University focused on one thing: getting ready to spend her...
This dementia drug may increase stroke risk, study finds
A major U.K. study of more than 165,000 dementia patients has found that risperidone raises stroke risk without exception, challenging safety assumptions by leaving...
What heart and stroke patients should know before visiting the dentist
Some people might consider their dentist’s office a place for talking only about the health of their teeth and gums, not their heart or...
Outdoor activity may effectively prevent stroke
Fresh air, sunshine and time outdoors are some of the best parts of summer.
But as people head outside to enjoy the good weather and...
Your eyes might reveal hidden cause of heart attack, stroke
We often hear that our eyes are the windows to our souls, but now scientists say they could also be windows to our heart...
Almost all heart attacks and strokes have warning signs years before
Most heart attacks, strokes, and cases of heart failure don’t just come out of the blue.
A large study by researchers from Northwestern University in...
Almost everyone has warning signs before heart problems, major study reveals
Heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure rarely happen without warning.
In fact, a massive new study shows that more than 99% of people who went...
A natural compound that can fight against stroke
Scientists in Hungary have discovered that a natural compound called DMT may help protect the brain after a stroke.
This compound, known for its psychedelic...