By Jon Barrick, President of SAFE and World Stroke Campaign Committee Chair The text is originally published first on worldstrokeorganization.blog Over the past two decades Europe has seen a welcome reduction in the proportion of people having a stroke and for those...

Device reads brain signals in stroke patients, converts them into motion Stroke patients who learned to use their minds to open and close a device fitted over their paralyzed hands gained some control over their hands, according to a new study from Washington...

Brain changes after stroke may lead to increase in alcohol-seeking behavior, at least in animal models, according to research published in the journal Scientific Reports. Although it is known that excessive alcohol intake (more than two drinks per day) is a risk...

A recent study conducted at Baycrest Health Sciences has uncovered a crucial piece into why playing a musical instrument can help older adults retain their listening skills and ward off age-related cognitive declines. This finding could lead to the development of...

Source: Burden of Stroke Report 2017 Hypertension is the most important risk factor for stroke. Despite this, national data of blood pressure levels or blood pressure control is not systematically collected in most European countries. The accuracy of existing figures...