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...
COVID-19 infection may double risk of heart issues, strokes, and early death
A recent study reveals that people who got infected with COVID-19 in 2020 may face a doubled risk of heart attacks, strokes, or early...
Common causes and prevention of mini-strokes
A mini-stroke, or transient ischemic attack (TIA), is a temporary event that mirrors the symptoms of a stroke.
Although the symptoms don't last long, a...
How to manage heart and stroke risks before, during and after non-heart surgery
For people having surgery unrelated to their hearts, new guidelines detail how to manage heart and stroke risks before, during and after surgery.
The guidelines, based...
A safer option to prevent heart attacks and strokes than aspirin
Heart health is a major concern for millions of people worldwide, and finding safer ways to prevent heart attacks and strokes is a top...
50% of people with this heart issue will get heart attack, stroke
In the UK, atrial fibrillation (AF) has become a major focus of medical research, as it affects a large number of people. AF is...
Stroke linked to faster long-term cognitive decline, study finds
New research from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) has revealed that older adults who experience a stroke for the first time are...
Hours after a massive stroke, 39-year-old was talking and moving
For a week or so, Ashley Lunardini felt an intermittent pain in her neck. She also had a dull headache that wouldn't go away....
New headband device could revolutionize stroke risk detection
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed an innovative, noninvasive device that could...