Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In women, a stroke can often first manifest itself with more subtle symptoms such as dizziness or confusion. Christin Klose/dpa In ...

A blood test that detects GFAP during emergency transport could kick off effective treatment for these patients before they even get to the hospital, potentially reducing their brain damage from ...

Strokes are a medical emergency, yet imaging can capture only snapshots of how brain damage develops in the hours and days ...

A high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts poor recovery in acute ischaemic stroke, but a higher lymphocyte-to-monocyte ...

People with brain bleeds had nearly 7 times higher blood levels of a specific brain protein, called glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), than those who had strokes caused by clots in a study ...

NEW YORK, Aug 18 (Reuters) - A new test based on ultrasound scans may be able to spot people at high risk of a stroke, though it is still too early to be excited, researchers said. Nearly 800,000 ...

A simple blood test could allow doctors to determine whether a person may be at higher risk for stroke or cognitive decline during their lifetime, according to a new study. A simple blood test could ...

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A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who have suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says. Stroke victims with brain bleeds have nearly seven times higher blood levels ...

A blood test may rapidly distinguish brain bleeds from clot-caused strokes, even before people with stroke symptoms reach the ...