Once or twice weekly daytime nap may lower heart attack/stroke risk
In a new study from the University Hospital of Lausanne, researchers found that a daytime nap taken once or twice a week may lower...
This inexpensive drug combo can protect your heart health, prevent stroke
In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers found that an inexpensive therapy that includes four common drugs could help prevent heart attacks, strokes...
People with this mental problem more than three times likely to have stroke
In a new study from Taipei Veterans General Hospital, researchers found that adults who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were more than three times as...
How to control your cholesterol effectively to prevent heart attacks and strokes
Have you had your cholesterol checked? Most adults should have a cholesterol test every 4 to 6 years.
That’s because nearly 78 million American adults...
COVID-positive people have more severe strokes
In a new study, researchers found that among people who have strokes and COVID-19, there is a higher incidence of severe stroke as well...
College kid couldn’t shake headache – until other symptoms revealed a stroke
Soon after turning 21, Jacob York and his buddies from the University of Missouri were in Miami Beach, Florida, for spring break. They spent...
This discovery could lead to better treatment for strokes, cardiac arrest
In a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital, researchers found a mechanism that protects the brain from the effects of hypoxia, a potentially lethal...
Obsessive compulsive disorder linked to increased stroke risk later in life
Adults who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were more than three times as likely to have an ischemic stroke later in life compared to adults...
A Swim, a stroke and a show
“I was 8 years old, learning to swim, and the waves kept pummeling on top of me,” recalls Shutt, a Los Angeles resident and...
What a mini stroke is, and why you need to act FAST
Mollie McDermott, M.D., M.S., and Cemal Sozener, M.D., have much knowledge when it comes to identifying and treating a mini stroke, also known as...