(Ok Sotnykova/iStock via Getty Images) More than half of U.S. adults who survive strokes develop cognitive impairments in the year that follows, a new science report says. As many as 1 in 3 survivors will develop dementia within five years. A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association summarizes the…

(JodiJacobson/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español Brain cells have a complex relationship with the blood vessels around them that can greatly affect the vessels’ ability to function, according to a new science report from the American Heart Association. The scientific statement, published Monday in the AHA journal Stroke, highlights new and emerging concepts on…

(Malte Mueller/fstop via Getty Images) News that one of America’s best-known stroke survivors was being treated for depression highlights a common and serious connection between the two afflictions. Last May, Sen. John Fetterman made national headlines after his near-fatal stroke. On Thursday, his staff announced he had checked into a hospital for depression. He’d experienced…

(Jolygon/iStock via Getty Images) In highly developed countries, Indigenous populations may have a higher rate of stroke, according to new research that highlights a dire need for more data and well-designed studies. Each year, nearly 12 million people worldwide have a stroke, which takes place when a vessel carrying blood to the brain is blocked…

(Artur Plawgo/Science Photo Library via Getty Images) Bone marrow transplants may prevent or improve blood vessel damage in the brains of adults with sickle cell disease, new research suggests, offering a potentially promising treatment for people at high risk of stroke because of the inherited blood cell disorder. Sickle cell disease is characterized by abnormally…

(mathisworks/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images) A genetic score may be able to identify higher stroke risk – but only for people living in the most privileged neighborhoods, according to new research that highlights inequities related to wealth and health. Researchers looked at acute ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke. It is caused by…

(pablohart/E+ via Getty Images) Stroke symptoms that vanish in less than an hour still require emergency medical assessments to prevent a full-blown stroke, according to a new science report from the American Heart Association. The scientific statement, published Thursday in the AHA journal Stroke, offers guidance for evaluating suspected “warning strokes” – called transient ischemic…

Dr. Ralph Sacco (right) and AHA CEO Nancy Brown. (American Heart Association) In the early 2000s, when I was Chief Operating Officer of the American Heart Association, I flew to New York for some meetings. I remember looking forward to the visit because I was going to meet a volunteer whom colleagues had been raving…

Dr. Ralph Sacco served as president of the American Heart Association and American Academy of Neurology. (Photo courtesy of University of Miami Miller School of Medicine) Between his first and second years of medical school, before he was certain about what he’d specialize in, Ralph Sacco landed a job alongside Dr. Philip Wolf. Sacco’s role…

From left: Stroke survivor and “Supernatural” actor Rob Benedict with his daughter, Audrey, and son, Calvin. (Photo courtesy of Rob Benedict) Actor and musician Rob Benedict was in his natural habitat, onstage and entertaining an audience, when two of his friends decided to pull a practical joke on him. They were all gathered in Toronto…