More than 100 million people globally have had a stroke, but there are ways to reduce your risk and spot the signs of stroke ...

My neighbor had a stroke and received a "clot buster" medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke.

The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours after the beginning of an ischemic stroke, according to preliminary ...

Doctors diagnose the stroke through these brain imaging studies. Physicians typically treat ischemic stroke by giving an intravenous medicine that breaks up blood clots. There is a very strict ...

A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who have suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says.

A new study suggests that a simple blood test could help emergency responders quickly determine whether a stroke is caused by ...

New research suggests that adding higher-intensity walking to physical therapy could help improve stroke recovery. Stroke survivors in a progressive-intensity walking rehabilitation program showed ...

University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute researchers with the Calgary Stroke Program at Foothills Medical Centre revolutionized treatment for stroke with the ESCAPE Trial, proving that a clot ...

and placebo-controlled trials have shown improvement in post-stroke depressive symptoms with antidepressant drug treatment. [1] However, recent studies suggest that antidepressants could also ...

FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who’ve suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says. Stroke victims with brain ...

A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who have suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says. Stroke victims with brain bleeds have nearly seven times higher blood ...