Medical data from 100m people shows risk 122% higher for amphetamine users, 96% higher for cocaine and 37% higher for cannabis Recreational drugs can more than double the risk of stroke, with some of ...

The risk of recurrent ischemic stroke can be reduced by managing modifiable risk factors and instituting a regimen of mechanism-specific secondary stroke prevention. Strategies for secondary ...

Scientists find one popular diet that helps lower stroke risk in women. In a recent meta-analysis, researchers found that those who followed the Mediterranean diet had a lower stroke risk. A ...

Global phase 3 OCEANIC-STROKE randomized 12,327 patients to asundexian 50 mg daily vs placebo on background antiplatelets, with follow-up to 31 months. Treatment effects were consistent across TOAST ...

Share on Pinterest A new study adds to growing evidence supporting the heart-healthy benefits of the Mediterranean diet. Image credit: Rebecca Peloquin/Stocksy A new study suggests that women who ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Adding the factor XIa inhibitor asundexian (Bayer) to antiplatelet therapy tops antiplatelet therapy alone for preventing ischemic strokes in patients with acute noncardioembolic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Societies issued new guidelines for the screening and treatment of stroke. The new document provides ...

Candice Maenza received salary support from a National Institutes of Health grant. Robert Sainburg receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and ...

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Asundexian (Bayer) significantly reduces the risk of ischemic stroke compared with placebo, without increasing the risk of major bleeding, when used for secondary stroke prevention in patients treated ...

The hormonal rollercoaster that marks perimenopause—the often yearslong on-ramp to menopause—is well known to bring some in-your-face symptoms: hot flashes, insomnia, anxiety, joint pain, to name a ...

Nine days after a Maryland woman gave birth to a healthy baby girl, her world changed. After an uneventful pregnancy, Erin Adelekun had a life-threatening postpartum stroke so sudden and severe that a ...