A stroke, sometimes called a brain attack, occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is ...

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death across the globe.

Over the last two decades, ischemic stroke mortality rates in the U.S. have grown, with almost 3 in 10 deaths occurring at home, and increases particularly among racial minorities and rural residents.

Stroke is the leading cause of serious long-term disability and among the top five causes of death in the United States: more ...

Stroke has long been viewed as a risk for just the older population. Now research is showing a concerning new trend.

It has been the leading cause of death in the US since the AHA was founded in 1924, while stroke is the fifth leading cause of death. Publishing in the journal Heart, researchers found that ...

WITH research linking childhood trauma to five of the 10 leading causes of death globally, head of community health and ...

Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest rate of strokes in Missouri using data from Centers for Disease Control ...

Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability because most patients do not fully recover from the effects of stroke. There are no drugs in the field of stroke recovery, requiring stroke patients ...

Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among children and adolescents ... coronary heart disease/myocardial infarction, stroke and valvular disease. Further, the onset of these conditions ...

Genetically targeted technologies can improve heart disease treatment, but only with legislation that supports continued research and development.