Popular weight loss drugs may improve stroke recovery
Drugs that help manage type 2 diabetes are already known for their ability to lower blood sugar, help with weight loss, and reduce heart...
New diabetes pill cuts risk of heart attack and stroke
A major international study has revealed that a pill form of semaglutide—a drug already used to treat type 2 diabetes—can also reduce the risk...
Scientists find a surprising cause of stroke
In a surprising discovery, scientists from the University of California, Irvine, have found a new cause of brain bleeding that could change how we...
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...