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 ...

Medical researchers have used a brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early on in individuals who don't yet show symptoms of dementia. UCLA researchers ...

Association of Incident Stroke Risk With an IL-18-Centered Inflammatory Network Biomarker Composite Go to source). Currently, the only way to determine a person’s risk for cerebral vascular diseases ...

A simple blood test that gauges six distinct inflammatory indicators has been devised by a group of US medical researchers to determine the risk of stroke. Just as blood cholesterol tests indicate the ...

The mechanisms of stroke in atrial fibrillation are not well understood; fibrotic atrial tissue might directly mediate thromboembolism in stroke, independent of the atrial rhythm Current stroke risk ...

May 30, 2012 (Lisbon, Portugal) — A test to detect swallowing difficulties in patients with stroke is an easy, sensitive, and highly predictive screening tool, a new study shows. Use of the test was ...

Strokes happen when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. They can lead to death, and in cases of survival can leave victims with long-term brain injuries. Strokes usually occur due to ...

When combined with clinical scores, a "game-changing" blood test can expedite the diagnosis and treatment of large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke, potentially saving many lives, new data suggested.

A simple test taken within a week of a stroke may help predict how well people will have recovered up to three years later. A simple test taken within a week of a stroke may help predict how well ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. SUFFERERS of ''mini strokes'' could be missing out on life-saving care because doctors are sending them home from hospital based on an ...

A test that looks at blood vessels in the back of the eye can predict a person’s risk of suffering a stroke, a study suggests. The retina’s intricate vascular network shares common features with that ...