Moderate and heavy drinking linked with young adult stroke
“The rate of stroke among young adults has been increasing over the last few decades, and stroke in young adults causes death and serious disability."
Shingles and stroke, how do they link?
“Importantly, the rash is often completely healed and individuals feel normal but nonetheless are walking around with this significant elevation in stroke risk.”
Study reveals young adult stroke cases on the rise in the UK
“Historically, we’ve thought of stroke as only affecting older adults, but studies like this suggest a growing problem in young adults.”
How does alcohol consumption increase stroke risk?
"Our findings indicate that high and moderate intake of alcohol were associated with increased odds of stroke."
Survey reveals lack of support for stroke in Scotland
“All I needed them to ask me was: How was I feeling?”
Subarachnoid haemorrhage on the rise, study finds
“The incidence of this type of stroke is disproportionately higher, and increasing, in Black people, leading to a widening of the racial incidence gap."
Did you know… Dogs can have strokes too
Although they occur less often than in humans, both cats and dogs can have strokes.
“I was really very lucky” Cyclist Audrey Cordon-Ragot on her future
"Not everyone is so lucky. Most people are left in the dark, no one takes care of them, and thousands die. I find that terrible."
New study identifies type of microglia associated with stroke
"Our findings provide a new perspective that Prdx1-mediated microglial heterogeneity is important in ischemic stroke.”
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