A study led by scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Carlos III (CNIC) demonstrates that stroke severity ...

New nanomaterial passes the blood-brain barrier to reduce damaging inflammation after the most common form of stroke. When ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 700,000 people have strokes each year.

Gaps in the nation's stroke transfer system are drastically reducing survivors' chances of receiving critical treatment and ...

After their first stroke, many patients are prescribed medications such as blood thinners to help prevent another attack. But more women than men aren’t taking their post-stroke meds, a recent ...

Some stroke survivors skip prescribed medications because the cost is too high. Feb. 13, 2011— -- LOS ANGELES -- Some stroke survivors skip prescribed medications because the cost is too high -- ...

When a person suffers a stroke, physicians must restore blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible to save their life. But, ironically, that life-saving rush of blood can also trigger a second ...

High blood pressure hides quietly in your body, often without a single symptom to warn you of its presence. Yet this stealthy condition affects nearly half of American adults, dramatically increasing ...

Gaps in the U.S. stroke transfer system are drastically reducing survivors' chances of receiving critical treatment and ...

India is the second country globally to integrate Mobile Stroke Units with emergency medical services to boost treatment in ...

The new report examined numbers from 2023, the latest year for which data were available. Deaths from cardiovascular diseases totaled 916,000, including about 680,000 deaths from heart disease and 180 ...

A stroke strikes suddenly, and every minute matters. An expert explains the 4-minute rule, early warning signs using FAST, ...