NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men with impaired brain function may be at higher risk of suffering a stroke, even if these impairments are quite minor, a new study published today in the journal Neurology hints. Several studies have suggested a link between seriously impaired cognitive function and stroke, Dr. Bernice Wiberg of Uppsala University in Sweden and her colleagues note ...

The more obese you are, the greater your risk of suffering a stroke. And, according to a new study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, a person's race, gender or how their obesity is measured have nothing to do with it. "It has not been clear whether overweight and obesity are ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People in Iran appear to suffer strokes more often and at younger ages than those in many Western countries, according to a new report. In a study that followed more than 450,000 Iranian adults, researchers found that 624 suffered a first-ever stroke over one year. When the researchers adjusted the figures to compare against a ...