It’s utterly simple. Stroke is a leading cause of death and long-term disability in the US, with heightened risk for low-income and marginalized groups. Outside of genetics, reducing these numbers ...

In 2023, the burden of stroke accounted for approximately 157 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), ranking second among all non-communicable diseases globally. Although age-standardised ...

The American Stroke Association just released new stroke prevention guidelines. They include considering GLP-1 receptor agonists. Doctors applaud the new guidance. More than 795,000 people in the U.S.

The risk of recurrent ischemic stroke can be reduced by managing modifiable risk factors and instituting a regimen of mechanism-specific secondary stroke prevention. Strategies for secondary ...

May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and as part of everyday awareness, Mayo Clinic healthcare professionals suggest reducing stroke risk and knowing the signs. A stroke happens every 40 seconds in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the AXIOMATIC-SSP trial, milvexian, a novel factor XIa inhibitor, was protective against ischemic stroke with ...

With the aim of stroke prevention, older adults free of cardiovascular disease do not have anything to gain from taking low-dose aspirin on a daily basis and the risks outweigh any potential benefit, ...

Having a stroke caused by blocked blood vessels or a transient ischemic attack (TIA) greatly increases your chances of having a future stroke. Identifying the cause or causes of the first stroke is ...

Stroke prevention efforts are moving into the community, with the opening of the first condition-focused active ageing centre in Singapore. Run by Stroke Support Station (S3), it will provide more ...