As we age, our arteries gradually become less flexible, making it harder for the heart to pump blood throughout the body. This hardening of the arteries occurs faster in people with high blood ...

Researchers at Niigata University have used advanced three-dimensional (3D) imaging to reveal how amyloid β (Aβ) deposits spread along blood vessels in the human brain in cerebral amyloid angiopathy ...

Stroke survivors were more likely to have little or no disability after 90 days if a clot was removed from a large brain artery followed by the injection of the clot-dissolving medication tenecteplase ...

Our arteries carry oxygen-rich blood and nutrients to our brain, ensuring it has everything it needs to function optimally. However, each year, 795,000 people in the United States experience a stroke, ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It's common for heart attack patients to get stents in their arteries, but can you do the same for brain stroke patients? Well, one procedure is gaining more and more acceptance, ...

Brain aneurysms are among the most frightening and unexpected medical situations. Because they often display no symptoms before rupturing, brain aneurysms have been referred to as a "silent threat." ...

At the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 22nd Annual Meeting, researchers have presented findings about how pregnancy can worsen the rupture risk for brain arteriovenous malformations, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A dramatic, threefold reduction in repeat operations in patients surgically treated for chronic subdural hematoma was achieved when the artery supplying the brain covering was blocked, ...

Procedures that remove plaque from a narrowed carotid artery in the neck or prop the artery open with a stent did not appear to be better at improving cognitive function than medications and lifestyle ...

Rakesh Roshan, senior actor and director, recently had a close brush with death. Aged 74, he did not experience any of the typical symptoms. But a regular health check-up picked up something odd, a 75 ...

Joseph Stalin’s doctors had known for years that their patient had hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure; the signs show over a long period and are unmistakable. There was not much they ...

Living in New York, Julie Brothers is no stranger to a fight — whether it’s for her dream job, a spot on a packed subway or the last slice of pizza after a long day. But last year, she found herself ...