Aerobic exercise could improve recovery after stroke
Aug 14, 2019
Researchers see an easy but often overlooked opportunity for better stroke rehabilitation.
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Tiring easily may warn of future heart trouble
Aug 14, 2019
People with higher cardiovascular risk scores had trouble with a simple treadmill test years later, a new study shows.
Younger stroke survivors more at risk for anxiety
Aug 13, 2019
A new study recommends screening stroke survivors, especially those under 50, for anxiety and depression.
Rising blood pressure puts women at greater stroke risk than men
Aug 13, 2019
As hypertension grows more severe, a woman's risk of having a stroke increases more than a man's, suggesting a need for sex-specific guidelines blood pressure control.
Here's why stroke survivors need to pay attention to bone health
Aug 9, 2019
Osteoporosis and the danger of fractures may not be on everyone's list of stroke consequences, but they should be.
Stroke may lead to lower vitamin D
Aug 8, 2019
Vitamin D and stroke have a tangled relationship, research has shown, so read up before you reach for that supplement.
A wake-up call on teen sleep: Why doctors want school bells to ring later
Aug 7, 2019
Later school start times often have critics, but researchers say better sleep means better health.
Stroke showed he wasn't bulletproof – but he could still be a hero
Aug 6, 2019
At 44, Oklahoma's A.Jaye Johnson had to relearn how to walk and talk. Step by step, he's become a super example for the kids he loves.
Hurricane checklist: Batteries, bottled water – and a plan for heart care
Aug 2, 2019
Heart attacks and strokes spike after natural disasters, but you can think ahead and avoid a crisis.
Study finds racial gap in who gets critical stroke treatments
Aug 1, 2019
Stroke patients who are black, Hispanic or uninsured were less likely to get a drug that dissolves clots or a procedure that removes them.