Using musical cues to learn a physical task significantly develops an important part of the brain, according to a new study. People who practiced a basic movement task to music showed increased structural connectivity between the regions of the brain that process...

The Experts Statement Document Tallinn, Estonia, July, 6 2017 Inequalities in stroke risk and stroke provision across Europe should be of great concern to European policy makers, especially considering the predicted increase in the number of people having a stroke in...

Jon Barrick, SAFE's President since 2014, received an honorary degree of Professional Doctorate in Policy Research and Practice in University of Bath as the recognition of a long and distinguished career serving the public good in the charitable and statutory sectors....

Despite the fact that obesity increases both the risk for stroke and death, a new study has found that people who are overweight or even mildly obese survive strokes at a higher rate as compared to those with a normal body weight. The findings, which appear in the...

While there is solid evidence that adolescent overweight and obesity are associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, less is known about the association between body mass index (BMI) and rarer cardiovascular diseases. A new large-scale, 45-year Israeli...