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

Learn the common warning signs of a stroke, which are essential to recognize to ensure a person gets prompt treatment.

Eight years ago, at the age of 53, Jeff Miller woke up, got out of bed and fell to the floor. Although he was having trouble seeing, he managed to get down the stairs to the first floor of his ...

An average of 1.9 million nerve cells die every minute when a stroke occurs, and it's possible to catch it before it happens ...

Casino' star Sharon Stone says she hopes people “look at me and know” they can fight to survive — and issues a warning for ...

In a randomized clinical trial, giving the clot-busting medication alteplase up to 24 hours after stroke symptoms first appeared increased the odds of better recovery by 50% compared to those who ...

A blood test may rapidly distinguish brain bleeds from clot-caused strokes, even before people with stroke symptoms reach the ...

Tiku Talsania’s health scare is a reminder of how crucial it is to recognize and act on early symptoms of medical emergencies. Understanding the difference between a brain stroke and a heart ...

With the incidence of brain stroke increasing most multispecialty ... the respondents were aware of the risk factors and symptoms of brain stroke, and the awareness levels further drop to just ...

People with brain bleeds had nearly 7 times higher blood levels of a specific brain protein, called glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), than those who had strokes caused by clots in a study ...