Some patients with a common type of stroke benefit from a clot-busting drug given between 4.5 and 24 hours after symptoms emerged, according to a new study.

A Boston University study has tied advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) to sharply elevated dementia risk.

Researchers identify the fusiform imagery node as the brain's "imagination hub," explaining why strokes can cause the loss of visual mental imagery.

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While snoring is not usually caused by anything serious, it could indicate an underlying health condition, such as sleep ...

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Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is a quivering or irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke and heart failure.