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 ...

Removing a blood clot from a large brain artery, then injecting the clot-dissolving drug tenecteplase into the artery resulted in stroke survivors being more likely to have better function 90 days ...

Stroke is a major global health challenge, ranking as the second leading cause of death worldwide and the fifth in the United ...

Ian woke up one day feeling terrible, with his eyes unable to focus and a weakness in his left arm "like someone had punched it" ...

A common blood pressure medication used to prevent migraines may also significantly reduce the risk of ischemic stroke in women, according to a new study. The research, presented at the American ...

For the first time in California history, older adults will outnumber those under 18 in five years, a harbinger of what most likely will be mushrooming demand for elder care services, both at home and ...