Retired entertainer thought she slept awkwardly. It was a stroke.
Sharon Murff began her 58th birthday before dawn with a clicking sound in her head.
She didn't feel any pain. Yet when she looked in...
She had a baby. Then emergency heart surgery. And a stroke. Then, a new...
In her third trimester, Kristy Novillo struggled to give tours of the Redmond, Washington, child care center where she worked as a director. Walking...
This soft skin patch could provide early warning for strokes, heart attacks
In a new study from the University of California San Diego, researchers have developed a soft and stretchy ultrasound patch that can be worn...
Vocal music can boost recovery of language functions after stroke
Research has shown that listening to music daily improves language recovery in patients who have experienced a stroke. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the...
This mental problem may triple stroke risk
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder may be more than three times as likely as those without it to have a stroke caused by a blood...
Quickly finding – and treating – the cause of a stroke may prevent more
Identifying the cause of a stroke or mini-stroke within 48 hours could help pinpoint the treatment to help prevent additional strokes, new guidelines say.
The...
Stroke treatment may backfire if kidneys don’t work well
Stroke and chronic kidney disease are both difficult to handle in their own rights, but having a stroke when your kidneys are already poor...
Testosterone therapy can reduce heart attack and stroke
In a new study from the Hamad Medical Corporation, researchers found supplementing testosterone strongly reduces heart attacks and strokes in men with unnaturally low...
Orthopedic surgeon becomes patient after stroke at 48
As usual, Dr. Mike Knapic's workday was packed. By early afternoon, the orthopedic surgeon had completed three total knee replacements and was headed into...
Scientists can detect cognitive, functional decline 10 years before stroke
In a new study from Erasmus MC University, researchers found that patients with stroke have steeper declines in cognition and daily functioning up to...