Who doesn’t love that first glorious spring day when the sun warms our forearms and our face? On such days,…
Recent health concerns surrounding performers Bruce Willis and Wendy Williams have put the spotlight on aphasia and have led people…
After the emergency phase of a stroke, while you or your loved one is lying in a hospital bed, the…
Learning the signs and symptoms of stroke and how to respond to a stroke emergency is not something to put…
A stroke can be one of the most debilitating medical events of a person’s life…if they’re lucky enough to survive…
A stroke is a medical event in which blood flow to the brain is disrupted. In an ischemic stroke, this…
“Mini-stroke” is one of those terms that appears to make intuitive sense, so we throw them around as if we…
When you have a stroke, something goes wrong in a blood vessel feeding the brain. Either a blockage occurs or…
If you’ve ever had a family member or friend who suffered a stroke, you’re likely familiar with the signs that…
When you think about which diseases are the most common globally, you probably think of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease.…
The human brain is an astonishingly complex organ, with its approximately 87 billion nerve cells, called neurons, networked and interacting…
Unfortunately, most of us know someone who has suffered a stroke. Each year in the US, 795,000 strokes occur, a…
Just as your eyes tear and your mouth makes saliva almost imperceptibly, your nose cleanses itself and moistens its lining…
Microplastics are pieces of plastic that are smaller that 5 millimeters. They range from the width of a pencil eraser…
Your body’s immune system consists of specialized cells and chemicals that kill and/or inactivate viruses and other invaders. When viruses…
