A stroke can change a person’s life in an instant, altering their brain and body in ways that are often devastating. Many people understand that a stroke is a medical emergency, but the full impact it ...

Heavy drinking is tied to earlier and more severe brain bleeds, a new study found. The paper, published Wednesday in the ...

For the brain to work properly, it needs a constant supply of blood. If the blood supply is stopped, even for a brief moment, brain cells die, which can result in temporary or permanent disabilities ...

TO HAVE A STROKE SOMEDAY, OR DEVELOP DEMENTIA? ABOUT 800,000 AMERICANS SUFFER STROKES EACH YEAR. DEMENTIA HITS 1 IN 7 OF US. AND NOW THERE’S A 21 POINT QUIZ YOU CAN TAKE TO SHOW HOW YOU CAN REDUCE ...

Whether reeling from a sudden stroke or buckling under the sustained assault of Alzheimer’s, the brain becomes inflamed, leading to cognitive problems and even death. Scientists have known for many ...

Injecting a natural hormone directly into the gut reduces the cognitive impairment that accompanies a stroke in the long term, according to a new study. The findings add to evidence that a healthy gut ...

A stroke can strike without warning, and every minute counts when it does. It happens when the blood supply to your brain is cut off, causing severe damage in a short amount of time. While many of us ...

The study covered in this summary was published in medRxiv as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Patients with higher levels of stroke-induced brain disconnectivity, specifically involving ...

A new study has identified over 240 scientific publications on animal models of hemorrhagic stroke that contain potentially ...

There’s a persistent myth that creative people predominantly use the right side of their brain and analytical people the left side. But when a stroke in the left side of the brain left an artist ...