Bacteria in the gut and mouth could shed light on your stroke risk—here's what you can do about it. Reviewed by Dietitian ...

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

About 800,000 Americans will have a heart attack or stroke this year. While heart disease can affect anyone, the risk substantially rises with age.

A new study suggests that a simple blood test could help doctors quickly determine whether a stroke is caused by bleeding or ...

Health guidelines now advise against the practice for most people, because it increases likelihood of brain and ...

Casino' star Sharon Stone says she hopes people “look at me and know” they can fight to survive — and issues a warning for ...

During an ischemic stroke, blood vessels in the brain are blocked or narrowed. During a hemorrhagic stroke, there's bleeding ...

A study found that Streptococcus anginosus, a common mouth and gut bacterium, is more prevalent in stroke patients and linked ...

My neighbor had a stroke and received a "clot buster" medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke.

People with brain bleeds had nearly 7 times higher blood levels of a specific brain protein, called glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), than those who had strokes caused by clots in a study ...

People who floss their teeth at least once a week are reducing their risk of stroke caused by a blood clot, researchers are ...