Postmenopausal hormone therapy is not associated with increased risk of stroke, provided that it is started early, according to a report from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal PLOS Medicine. Roughly three in ten women in the menopause transition...

In the fight against brain damage caused by stroke, researchers have turned to an unlikely source of inspiration: hibernating ground squirrels. While the animals' brains experience dramatically reduced blood flow during hibernation, just like human patients after a...

Using virtual reality therapy to improve arm and hand movement after a stroke is equally as effective as regular therapy, according to a study published in the November 15, 2017, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology....

Heart attack and stroke patients without medical insurance face "devastating" health care costs that can bankrupt them, research from UT Southwestern and other centers shows. "Many patients with large medical bills may have had to declare bankruptcy, sell their home,...