Megan Marx is reflecting on the emotional weight of living with a degenerative neurological condition, writing about grief and acceptance three years after her diagnosis with spinocerebellar ataxia.

The risk of recurrent ischemic stroke can be reduced by managing modifiable risk factors and instituting a regimen of mechanism-specific secondary stroke prevention. Strategies for secondary ...

Scientists find one popular diet that helps lower stroke risk in women. In a recent meta-analysis, researchers found that those who followed the Mediterranean diet had a lower stroke risk. A ...

Only successful pivotal Phase III trial in Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T), a rare, progressive neurodegenerative disease with no approved treatments Phase III trial successfully achieved its primary ...

Share on Pinterest A new study adds to growing evidence supporting the heart-healthy benefits of the Mediterranean diet. Image credit: Rebecca Peloquin/Stocksy A new study suggests that women who ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Adding the factor XIa inhibitor asundexian (Bayer) to antiplatelet therapy tops antiplatelet therapy alone for preventing ischemic strokes in patients with acute noncardioembolic ...

Just about every piston engine is defined by two basic measurements: bore and stroke. Bore is the diameter of the cylinder. Stroke is the distance the piston travels from bottom dead center to top ...

As stroke risk rises for women as they age — especially after menopause — a new long-term study suggests that what they eat may play a powerful role in lowering that risk. Stroke is a leading cause of ...

Candice Maenza received salary support from a National Institutes of Health grant. Robert Sainburg receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and ...

“This update brings the most important advances in stroke care from the last decade directly into practice,” Shyam Prabhakaran, MD, chair of the writing group, said in a statement. “New ...

A person in their 80s with no previously known cerebrovascular risk factors, a functionally independent baseline, and last known well upon going to bed the night before presented to the emergency ...

Levacetylleucine significantly improves neurological symptoms and functioning in patients with ataxia-telangiectasia, according to results from the IB1001-303 clinical trial. Topline results were ...