Some patients with a common type of stroke benefit from a clot-busting drug given between 4.5 and 24 hours after symptoms emerged, according to a new study.

Many people refer to a stroke as the brain’s equivalent of a heart attack. A stroke occurs when there’s an interruption or ...

BERLIN, Germany—Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are more likely than similar individuals without the arrhythmia to have brain infarcts detected on MRI, an analysis of the Swiss-AF cohort study ...

Restoring blood flow after an ischemic stroke can trigger secondary brain injury, causing inflammation, neuronal death, and long-term disability that current treatments do not address. Researchers ...

Stroke is a sudden and unanticipated medical emergency. Its early symptoms are often lost amidst what is perceived only to be weakness or fatigue leading to dangerous delays in treatment. Early detect ...

Heart Health Month is wrapping up, but the fight against stroke goes on every day.

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that damage to small blood vessels in the hereditary disease CADASIL may disrupt important brain functions in the hippocampus, a region involved in memory.

Scientists unveil an experimental IV therapy that not only restores blood flow after stroke but may also shield fragile brain cells from further damage—offering new hope in the fight against long-term ...

At 94, Marla Gibbs reflects on surviving a brain aneurysm, stroke, and decades of personal challenges in her new memoir, 'It’s Never Too Late.' ...

However, the Department for Health and Social Care says that NHS England is set to provide 24/7 access to thrombectomies across England by April 2026. The information was issued as MP Jim Shannon ...

Alert! IMD has issued warnings against ignoring health this summer, according to the weather department, the country is ...