The Economist Events and sponsor The Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer Alliance hosted a webinar "Action on Stroke", on September 21st 10:00 am EST/3:00 pm GMT, to address policy approaches to stroke prevention. With heart disease and stroke as some of the leading...

After a stroke, many people are unable to successfully perform basic hand movements in everyday life. The reason are symptoms of hemiparesis resulting from damage to the brain. These very frequently affect fine motor skills. A team from the Technical University of...

UNSW researchers have identified a promising new avenue to explore in the search for stroke treatments, after translating findings from Alzheimer's disease. The study published in Nature Communications finds that mice deficient in tau, a protein within brain cells...

A healthy lifestyle benefits your brain as much as the rest of your body -- and may lessen the risk of cognitive decline (a loss of the ability to think well) as you age, according to a new advisory from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Both...

This September Irish Heart’s ‘Heart Month’ campaign will focus on Stroke Prevention. Over 2,000 people under 65 have a stroke each year but the good news is that by making small changes to your lifestyle today you can reduce your chances of having a stroke now and in...