Researchers at Mass General Brigham have identified 17 modifiable risk factors that stroke, dementia and late-life depression share, suggesting new hope for preventing these debilitating age-related ...

A new international study led by researchers from UNSW Sydney's Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) has developed the ...

Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Key Takeaways High blood pressure and atherosclerosis are common causes of strokes.

Five-point increases in Brain Care Scores were associated with greater reductions in stroke risks among older Black adults ...

(HealthDay News) — The Brain Care Score (BCS), a tool encompassing 12 modifiable risk factors, is associated with incident stroke in Black and White U.S. adults, with a larger effect size for Black ...

ALMOST everyone who suffers a heart attack, stroke or heart failure shows warning signs well before their first event, a ...

High blood pressure, smoking, and an irregular heartbeat are all tied to a higher chance of death or serious disability after a stroke, a new study finds. High blood pressure is tied to a more than ...

A trio of risk factors not only increase your risk of stroke, but they also raise the odds that such a stroke will be debilitating, a new study warns. What are these three big dangers? Smoking, having ...

Heart attacks and strokes rarely occur without warning. According to health data from more than 9 million adults in South ...

A wide range of modifiable risk and protective factors contribute to the combined burden of age-related brain disease, with high blood pressure, poor kidney function, high blood glucose, and smoking ...

Authors say these factors can inform steps individuals can take to lower their risks for age-related brain diseases. HealthDay News — Seventeen modifiable risk factors are shared by stroke, dementia, ...