VIENNA, Austria — Long-term follow-up of a trial investigating a Chinese herbal supplement in patients with stroke suggests there may be some benefit after 6 to 18 months. The Chinese Medicine ...

The herbal medicine Dan Shen, a standard treatment for ischemic stroke in China, lacks strong scientific evidence to support such use, according a new review of studies. The herbal medicine Dan Shen, ...

The chances of suffering a stroke are linked to the presence of a certain type of antibody in the immune system, a new study from Sweden shows. The researchers hope to be able to develop a vaccine ...

DMT, or dimethyltryptamine is a natural psychoactive molecule found in many plants and mammals. According to an article published in Science Advances, researchers from the HUN-REN BRC Institute of ...

When nerve cells become damaged through a severe injury such as spinal cord damage or a stroke, the body’s natural defences go to work to limit the damage. This forms what is known as a glial scar, ...

Women who have higher natural estrogen levels also may have a higher risk of stroke — a novel finding that suggests a possible new way to prevent this deadly disease, doctors reported Friday. More ...

The swelling that can occur in the brain is a common and dangerous outcome of stroke, with the expansion of the organ often putting pressure on critical structures of the organ that can prove fatal.