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Two cheap, safe, and already approved drugs could help treat lacunar stroke--a leading cause of dementia. Each one led to improvement, but combined, they were even better.

A longitudinal study aimed at better understanding geographic and ethnic differences in stroke incidence has identified a metabolite biomarker called gluconic acid. The biomarker is associated with high blood pressure, increased risk of ischemic stroke, eating a Southern diet, lower level of education, and lack of exercise among Black adults.

A new smartphone application called FAST.AI, from Neuronics Medical, may help detect stroke symptoms in real time, giving patients an earlier warning.

Higher estrogen levels due to a number of reproductive factors are linked to a lower risk of stroke in women after the menopause.

Women who experience pre-eclampsia have a higher risk of heart attack and stroke than their peers for as long as 20 years after delivery.

Researchers have developed a deep learning tool that predicts a patient's 10-year risk of death from a heart attack or stroke using a single X-ray.

A new study found that samples from recent stroke victims contained messenger RNA that can cause inflammation and processes that degrade a key portion of the plaque.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) demonstrates that a unique subset of white blood cells gives fast-acting and lasting protection against ischemic stroke in mice. 

People genetically at higher risk for stroke can lower their risk by almost half by adopting a healthy cardiovascular lifestyle.

Some therapies used to manage intracerebral hemorrhages, or a bleeding stroke, are not as effective as previously thought, according to new American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines.