Depression more likely after stroke than heart attack
Adults who have had strokes – especially women – are more likely to become depressed than those who have had heart attacks, according to...
Eye problems may signal higher risk of dementia, stroke, early death
In a new study, researchers found that pictures of the retina may someday provide early warning signs that a person is at an increased...
Adding these drugs to statins may lower stroke risk
In a new study, researchers found that taking the triglyceride-lowering medication icosapent ethyl cut the risk of stroke by an additional 36% in people...
This diet may reduce your stroke risk by 10%
In a new study, researchers found that eating a healthy, plant-based diet that includes foods like vegetables, whole grains and beans, and decreasing intakes...
Scientists find new way to prevent recurrent stroke
In a new study, researchers found that a surgical procedure dramatically reduced the rate of recurrent strokes among patients with atherosclerotic disease.
They demonstrated that...
This high blood pressure drug could repair blood vessels in the brain
In a new study, researchers found that propranolol, a drug that is efficacious against infantile haemangiomas ("strawberry naevi," resembling birthmarks), can also be used...
Scientists find new way to treat Alzheimer’s disease, strokes
As people age, a normal brain protein known as amyloid-beta often starts to collect into harmful amyloid plaques in the brain.
Such plaques can be...
Green tea, coffee may help lower the death risk after stroke, heart attack
Drinking large amounts of green tea or a single cup of coffee each day may reduce the risk of death for people who survive...
This blood thinner drug plus aspirin could strongly reduce stroke risk
In a recent study at Paris University, researchers found that people with heart plaque who were treated with the newer blood thinner ticagrelor plus...
Reversing prediabetes linked to fewer heart attacks, strokes
People who reverse their prediabetes may lower the risk of heart attack, stroke and death, a new study suggests.
With prediabetes, a person has blood...