A newly approved blood test may help spot people at increased risk for stroke who lack traditional risk factors, such as high blood pressure or diabetes. The test, called PLAC, is the first blood test ...

Mercy Health – Springfield has launched an online stroke risk assessment tool for Stroke Awareness Month, allowing people to better understand their risk of stroke. The online tool is available to ...

Strokes can be fatal or disabling, leaving the victim unable to speak, walk or remember.Identifying who is at risk for strokes is usually based on standard risk factors like cigarette smoking, high ...

A simple blood test could allow doctors to determine whether a person may be at higher risk for stroke or cognitive decline during their lifetime, according to a new study. A simple blood test could ...

A new study proposes a type of blood test for predicting cerebral small blood vessel disease and, thus, the likelihood of a stroke or cognitive decline in the future. The insight presented by the ...

Oct. 18 (UPI) --Researchers have developed a simple test that might help determine how patients recover from strokes even three later, according to a study. One week after a stroke, the test checked ...

Strokes are a medical emergency, yet imaging can capture only snapshots of how brain damage develops in the hours and days ...