A trio of risk factors not only increase your risk of stroke, but they also raise the odds that such a stroke will b ...

“Stroke can lead to disability or even death, yet there are a number of risk factors that people can modify with a change in lifestyle or medication,” said study author Catriona Reddin, MD at the ...

Just last month, the latest stroke update from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) study in The ...

People with conditions or habits such as high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or smoking, ...

Lifetime occurrence of sleep talking was significantly associated with increased stroke risk, while occurrence of sleep talking in the past year did not have a significant association.

There are often physical signals of an impending stroke that could mean the difference between life and death if they're noticed in time.

Stroke burden and the contribution of several risk factors have increased from 1990 to 2021 on the global, regional, and national level.

Most strokes happen in older adults, but the rate of strokes in Americans ages 18 to 65 rose by about 15% between 2011 and ...

High blood pressure, smoking and atrial fibrillation – a common irregular heartbeat – are associated with a greater chance of severe stroke, according to new research findings led by Irish researchers ...

Some people who experience a stroke may also encounter long-term concerns with memory, problem-solving, and thinking. Heart attacks and strokes share many of the same risk factors because both ...

Regular health check-ups, controlling risk factors like hypertension, smoking, and high cholesterol, and lifestyle changes can prevent strokes.

The campaign activities were spread across several HMC hospitals, where dedicated booths were set up to provide information ...