Depressed middle-aged women have almost double the risk of suffering a stroke, according to research. A 12-year Australian study of 10,547 women 47...

Traffic fumes may increase the risk of stroke by narrowing the arteries that carry blood to the brain, a study has found. Tests showed that increas...

Green tea and coffee both reduce the risk of strokes, especially those caused by bleeding in the brain, a study has found. Scientists questioned mo...

Smoking cannabis can double the risk of stroke in young and middle-aged adults, a study suggests. Scientists looked at 160 stroke victims aged 18 t...

Regularly getting less than six hours sleep a night raises the risk of stroke in middle age, research has shown. Scientists in the US studied 5,666...

A computer game which improves and overcomes the physical symptoms of a stroke using circus tricks has been launched as an innovative way of helping p...

Could your drawing skills be the key to predicting your risk of a stroke? A team of Swedish scientists believe so, after testing the theory on a g...

Eating citrus fruit such as oranges or grapefruit could reduce your chances of having a stroke, a study has found. Researchers studied compounds ca...

Women who have four or more children, may be more stressed out than most but they are a third less likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease and 50...