Stroke patients are getting the care they need faster thanks to new cutting-edge computer technology.

People who experience a type of stroke linked with nearly half of all dementias could be treated for the first time by repurposing two cheap and common drugs, a trial shows.

Wendy Radford didn’t know she had high cholesterol when she had a stroke leaving her severely ill 10 years ago.

Strokes cause numerous changes in gene activity in affected small blood vessels in the brain, and these changes are potentially targetable with existing or future drugs to mitigate brain injury or improve stroke recovery, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine scientists in the US.

Technology developed in the US is offering new hope for people living with impairments after a stroke that would otherwise be considered permanent.

A new study has analysed the cerebral blood flow (CBF) regulation of individuals who had experienced strokes.

A stroke team has won a national prize for the way it has involved patients in shaping future care.

Around 200 stroke patients in Scotland’s Forth Valley have benefitted from a range of services from a new team which recently celebrated its first anniversary.

A new study demonstrated that shingles is associated with an almost 30 per cent higher long-term risk of a major cardiovascular event such as stroke or heart attack.

To improve stroke outcomes, scientists in the Texas A&M University School of Medicine in the United States are pioneering research into the connection between stroke-induced gut permeability, or leakiness, and cognitive impairment.

Researchers at the University of Calgary in Canada say the flu vaccine lowers the risk of stroke among adults even if they are not at high risk for stroke.

All health and care staff should receive training in artificial intelligence (AI) with additional specialist training for those who use AI tools in clinical practice, according to new research published this week.

A team of researchers in Korea have discovered a biomarker which can predict the severity of dysphagia for patients following a stroke.

A new anticoagulant could help to prevent recurrent ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack without increasing bleeding.

The Population Health Research Institute has welcomed Pierre Amarenco as a Senior Scientist to its Stroke and Brain Health research program.