High blood pressure stands among the leading causes of stroke, yet many people fail to recognize the critical importance of ...

the association between stress and stroke risk differed by ischemic stroke subtype... The relationship between psychological stress and physical illness is becoming ever clearer, with new research ...

there’s a clear relationship between high stress levels and stroke risk, Kwan says. “When you are stressed, you have higher adrenaline levels, which pushes up blood pressure and increases ...

Sleep is another key factor in managing stress and protecting the brain and heart. Research shows that poor sleep increases ...

A recent Brazilian study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research has highlighted promising pathways for preventing and ...

It’s not clear why divorce would create an increased risk of stroke so much later in life, researchers said. They theorized that both biological and social factors could be at play. “From a biological ...

According to a unique patient study extended stress has been found to cause stroke, also called cerebral infarction. Conducted by research collaborators from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the ...

Flossing at least once a week may lower the risk of stroke and atrial fibrillation, according to preliminary results from a ...

A study published in PLOS One reveals that children of divorced parents face a higher risk of stroke later in life, even after accounting for traditio ...

The study authors speculated that the higher stroke risk could be due to chronic stress disrupting the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which controls the body’s stress response.