The use of contemporary hormonal contraception is associated with a significantly increased relative risk for ischemic stroke and, in some cases, myocardial infarction (MI), a new real-world study ...

Risk assessment Researchers from Caltech and the Keck School of Medicine at USC have created a portable laser-based headset that can estimate stroke risk. Caltech postdoctoral scholar Simon Mahler is ...

Scientists in Zurich have shown that stem cell transplants can reverse stroke damage by regenerating neurons, restoring motor functions, and even repairing blood vessels. The breakthrough not only ...

Doctors from Scotland and the US have completed what is thought to be a world-first stroke procedure using a robot. BBC News can reveal Prof Iris Grunwald, of the University of Dundee, performed the ...

Recreational drugs, including marijuana, may significantly increase the likelihood of stroke later in life, a new study found. Using data from 100 million people, researchers found that amphetamine ...

At St. David's Rehabilitation Hospital in Austin, Peter Meisel tries to pick up a marble with his left hand by pinching his forefinger and thumb together. It's a move most people don't even think ...

October 29th is World Stroke Day- stroke is the fifth-leading cause of death and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the U.S., despite stroke being largely preventable, treatable and ...