A new survey found that 1 in 5 adults “who say they have no personal or family history of heart attack or stroke,” reported ...

A recent study published in the journal PLOS One reveals a connection between parental divorce during childhood and a higher ...

Adults 65 and older whose parents divorced had a 61 percent higher risk of stroke, according to a new study. The increased risk was as great as two well-known risk factors for stroke: diabetes and ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between physical activity, sedentary behavior and stroke in people aged 60 years and older. Methods: The study included 3,010 ...

Kids of divorced parents are nearly two-thirds more likely to have a stroke in later life than those whose parents didn't ...

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

on the acute phase of ischemic stroke in each stroke subtypes is still unclear, especially in the elderly patients. To clarify this, we compared antiphospholipid antibody levels in patients with acute ...

However, its importance as a cause of stroke in the elderly is less clear. Older individuals have more competing causes of stroke, potentially reducing the relevance of PFO-associated stroke; but they ...

Oct. 30, 2024 — New research suggests older adults wait 3-6 months after a heart attack before elective noncardiac surgery to reduce the risk of serious complications like stroke or another heart ...

Seniors have a 61% higher risk of stroke if their parents divorced when they were children or teenagers, researchers reported ...

Researchers encourage clinicians to consider divorce in childhood a potentially important risk factor for stroke.

For older adults, recognizing the signs of a stroke is especially important because age is one of the biggest risk factors. While some symptoms are well known, others can be subtle and easy to ...