These things can increase heart disease risk if you have diabetes
High blood glucose from diabetes can damage your blood vessels and the nerves that control your heart and blood vessels. Over time, this damage can...
Coffee and tea may help lower stroke and dementia risks
Scientists from Tianjin Medical University found that drinking coffee or tea may be associated with a lower risk of stroke and dementia.
Drinking coffee was...
These health conditions can interfere with stroke diagnosis and treatment
Scientists from the University of Calgary found that people with disabilities or dementia may not get timely or appropriate treatment when they have a...
Scientists find a major cause of stroke
Stroke is a leading global cause of death or disability. Each year, approximately 7,500 Irish people have a stroke and around 2,000 of these...
Salt substitute could effectively prevent stroke
A new study from the University of New South Wales found among individuals with prior stroke or uncontrolled high blood pressure, replacing regular salt...
This video game may help stroke patients recover faster
A new study from the University of Missouri found a new motion-sensor video game can help patients recovering from a stroke improve their motor...
Common nausea drugs may increase the risk of stroke
Antidopaminergic antiemetics (ADAs) are commonly prescribed drugs to relieve nausea and vomiting caused by migraine, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy.
In a new study, researchers found that...
With a heart attack and stroke behind him, pilot plans transcontinental adventure
Since he was a teenager living in England, Romi Singh devoted his life to airplanes and flying.
At 16, he became a glider pilot with...
Stroke linked to higher risk for depression, study finds
A new study from Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark found stroke survivors may have a higher risk of developing depression or another mood disorder within...
Living near a green area could strongly cut your stroke risk
In a new study from Hospital del Mar and elsewhere, researchers found the risk of suffering an ischaemic stroke, the most common type of cerebrovascular...