Vitamin B12 supplementation may not help prevent heart disease but could aid stroke prevention, a recent review has found.

A new nationwide study will test whether a drug currently used to treat leg cramps can lower the risk of a second stroke.

Stroke prevention is receiving renewed attention as neurologists highlight the importance of everyday lifestyle choices in protecting brain health. A new health update outlines eight practical habits ...

We asked a neurologist how to prevent a stroke and his tips aren't just 'eat clean and exercise' – move more, fix your BP, ...

For decades, stroke prevention has revolved around a list of separate—and often separately treated—risk factors: blood ...

The American Stroke Association (ASA) has issued an updated guideline for primary stroke prevention. The first update in a decade, the 2024 Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke, replaces the ...

New study shows prevention strategies aimed only at "high-risk" individuals are not enough to reverse the trend. Stroke ...

Recurrent ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack are common problems in primary care, with stroke survivors averaging 10 outpatient visits per year. Risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, ...

Bruce Ovbiagele, M.D., M.Sc., M.A.S., M.B.A., M.L.S., FAHA, professor of neurology, health policy and global health, and associate dean at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of ...

Nearly 25 years ago, Joseph P. Broderick, MD, stroke expert and neurologist at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, reflected on what stroke prevention and management might be like in 2025. At ...

The American Stroke Association launches a unique, culturally relevant website to raise stroke awareness with local Coachella Valley awareness campaign The new website is specifically tailored to the ...

Female stroke survivors who were older or married were also more likely to report missing prescribed doses than men, finds new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association An analysis of ...