In this week's Woman's Doctor, women are at higher risk of stroke at every age than men. Mercy Medical Center Cardiologist Dr. Dawn Kershner joins Jennifer Franciotti to talk about the importance of ...

An average of 1.9 million nerve cells die every minute when a stroke occurs, and it's possible to catch it before it happens ...

Bradford B. Worrall, MD, a University of Virginia professor of neurology and public health, says many stroke survivors develop spasticity.

Research has long shown that high levels bacteria linked to gum disease can raise the likelihood of the condition as well as ...

A new predictive model developed by Ochsner Health helps clinicians make real-time decisions for patients who had a stroke ...

Michael Strahan is opening up about what it felt like for him as a parent when he learned his daughter had brain cancer.

People with shorter protective caps at the end of their chromosomes (called telomeres) may be more likely to develop age-related brain diseases such as stroke, dementia and late-life depression ...

Eight years ago, at the age of 53, Jeff Miller woke up, got out of bed and fell to the floor. Although he was having trouble seeing, he managed to get down the stairs to the first floor of his ...

Once every four weeks maintenance dosing may be easier for patients and care partners to continue treatmentAlzheimer's disease progression does ...

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) in pregnant women is a severe condition caused by blood clots in the brain. The third ...

Too much stress can produce both physical and emotional symptoms. Let’s look at some of the emotional signs of stress and what you can do to reduce and manage them. The Anxiety and Depression ...

It is most common in warmer climates and summer months where it can multiply quickly. The symptoms of athlete’s foot may vary slightly from person to person and can look red on lighter skin ...