The brain tries to repair damage after a stroke by utilizing its own repair cells, which function like skilled craftsmen.

Stacie Moore and Bethanne Harris might not seem like typical stroke victims—but their stories are a reminder that strokes can ...

Five people who had near-death experiences and 'came back to life' have shared what they saw when they were suspended in the ...

One of the best-understood connections between sleep position and heart and brain health involves sleep apnea, where ...

Feb. 8, Special Olympics Kansas and the Law Enforcement Torch Run will host the annual Topeka Polar Plunge at Washburn Rural ...

SALEM, S.D. — After experiencing a tragedy, a family in Salem witnessed a comeback that left the medical predictions in the ...

Each year, 700,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke.For one Mahomet family, life changed when a husband suffered a ...

Stroke is a medical emergency and the leading cause of disability in the United States. There are treatments to reduce the harm from stroke, but they can only be done if the stroke victim comes to the ...

THEY DID AN MRI AND IT WAS HIS FIRST STROKE, LEAVING HIS WHOLE LEFT ... RIGHT DOWN THE HALL. HE HAD A VERY PARTICULAR PATTERN IN THE VASCULATURE THAT SHOWED THEM VERY STRAIGHTENED OUT IN THE BRAIN ...

Aside from some shared characteristics, migraines may also actually increase your risk of stroke. The risk of an ischemic stroke (when a clot blocks a blood vessel to the brain) is especially ... not ...

Ana Cortes, right, was treated for a stroke at Orlando ... program to send scans of her brain to an on-call specialist. Pictured with her are sons Richard, Ramos, left, and Mike Ramos, and Randi ...

A 69-year-old right-handed man, who initially suffered a stroke 8 years ago and experienced two recurrences since then, presented with right hemiplegia and left hemispatial neglect as a post-stroke ...