Sep 22, 2024, at 05:29 am
Although stroke is highly preventable and treatable, there has been a rapid rise in the global stroke burden between 1990 and 2021, due to both population growth and the rise of aging populations worldwide, as well as a substantial increase in people’s exposure to environmental and behavioural risk factors.
Treatment to ward off stroke less effective in women: Study
Nov 16, 2019, at 05:54 pm
New York/IBNS: Women are at higher risk for stroke and have different stroke symptoms than men. New research suggests another difference: less benefit from a surgery used to treat carotid artery disease, a key risk factor for stroke.
Protein could prevent brain damage caused by stroke, says study
Mar 22, 2017, at 01:21 am
London, Mar 21 (IBNS): A small protein that could protect the brain from stroke-induced injury has been discovered by researchers from The University of Queensland and Monash University.