Quit smoking to cut stroke risk if you have irregular heartbeat
In a new study, researchers urged people with atrial fibrillation—the most common heart rhythm disorder—to kick the habit and cut their stroke risk.
The research...
New blood, new hope: A new way to protect the brain from stroke damage
Muscle weakness permeates through one side of your body and your speech slurs. It's a stroke. And you need to be rushed to the...
COVID-19 linked to this type of stroke, new study shows
In a new study, researchers found examined the association between coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and stroke subtypes.
They found that patients with COVID-19 presenting with acute...
Flu shot may help protect against heart attack, mini-stroke
Hospital patients at high risk for influenza had lower rates of death, heart attack, mini-stroke and cardiac arrest if they were vaccinated against flu...
This new drug may prevent heart attack, stroke, and blood clots in COVID-19
In a new study, researchers have developed a drug that can be potentially given as a preventative against heart attack.
The drug—which has been studied...
This sleep habit linked to lower heart attack, stroke risk
In a new study, researchers found a daytime nap taken once or twice a week may lower the risk of having a heart attack/stroke.
But...
COVID-19 may cause a more severe stroke
In a new study, researchers found that acute ischemic strokes (AIS) linked to COVID-19 are more severe, lead to worse functional outcomes, and are...
COVID-19 linked to dangerous brain diseases, new evidence shows
In a new study, researchers found neurological complications of Covid-19 can include delirium, brain inflammation, stroke, and nerve damage.
They identified one rare and sometimes...
This popular drug for stroke may help fight COVID-19
Similar diseases to COVID-19, including the common flu, can create inflammation which results in deposits of a protein called fibrin. Fibrin is the scaffold...
Air pollution is a big risk factor for heart disease, stroke and death, no...
In a new study, researchers found that long-term exposure to fine particulate outdoor air pollution is a major contributor to heart disease and death.
But...