Each year in the United States, 785,000 people suffer a stroke. It is the fourth leading cause of death and its consequences are among the top causes of disability in the U.S. The good news is that ...

You have more control over your risk for stroke than you might think. New research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference this week provides a "recipe" for just ...

A simple blood test that gauges six distinct inflammatory indicators has been devised by a group of US medical researchers to determine the risk of stroke. Just as blood cholesterol tests indicate the ...

Stroke is the leading cause of serious disability in this country and it's the third leading cause of death. There used to be little doctors could do for a stroke victim, but now there is treatment if ...

HOUSTON, Texas — Target mismatch on perfusion imaging in acute ischemic stroke, a key indicator of which patients may still benefit from endovascular intervention, may be predicted with a simple ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In women, a stroke can often first manifest itself with more subtle symptoms such as dizziness or confusion. Christin Klose/dpa In ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Higher intake of vegetable fat, polyunsaturated fat and vegetable oil could reduce risk for stroke among healthy ...

An irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation is a big cause of stroke, especially for people who have recently had a stroke. But it's not something that most people can feel. Doctors test for ...

Each year, about 53,000 Australians suffer a stroke. That's one every 10 minutes, and the numbers are rising as the population ages. A third of people who have a stroke will die within a year, and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel risk model can predict stroke in patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction without atrial ...