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.

Scientists have discovered in mice how high cholesterol causes blood vessels to become inflamed, a necessary prerequisite for atherosclerosis – the “hardening of the arteries” responsible for most heart attacks and strokes.

Most stroke patients taking the anticoagulant warfarin were no more likely than those not on the medication to experience a brain bleed when undergoing a procedure to remove a blood clot, according to a new study.

People living in Leicester are being urged to take part in a national health research programme which aims to create the most detailed “portrait” of people’s health in the UK.

A clinical trial has shown that a drug commonly used for patients with bleeding disorders has the potential to be used to lessen the side effects of blood-thinning drugs for patients who have experienced a stroke.

Seemingly healthy people whose blood contained antibodies associated with a condition called antiphospholipid syndrome were significantly more likely to experience a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack or stroke than those without, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists shows.

An algorithm developed using artificial intelligence could soon be used by doctors to diagnose heart attacks with better speed and accuracy than ever before, according to new research.

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.