A person’s blood type may be linked to how likely they are to have an early stroke, according to a new meta-analysis of more than 600,000 patients in 48 studies. The findings, published August 31 in ...

A meta-analysis looked at people’s genetic profiles and found associations between blood type and risk of early-onset stroke.

(CBS/AP) A new study suggests that the risk for stroke is tied to blood type, with men and women with type AB and women with type B facing greater risk than people with type O. The research doesn't ...

If you’ve not yet hit retirement age or are otherwise healthy, you might not consider yourself at risk of having a stroke. However, data shows that that stroke rates among adults under age 64 are ...

While the general term "stroke" is used to describe a disruption of blood flow to a person's brain, there are many different types of strokes. According to the Mayo Clinic, about 85 percent of strokes ...

People with one of the type A blood groups are more likely to have a stroke before the age of 60 compared with people with other blood types, research shows. Blood types describe the rich variety of ...

Understanding The Types of Strokes Kaylynn Butterfield, RN Telemetry Nurse, Northern Nevada Medical Center According to Northern Nevada Public Health, stroke was one of the top five causes of death ...

A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted, either by a blockage or bleeding in the blood vessels. This disruption deprives brain cells of oxygen, causing them to die. The impact of a ...

Eight years ago, at the age of 53, Jeff Miller woke up, got out of bed and fell to the floor. Although he was having trouble seeing, he managed to get down the stairs to the first floor of his home ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways A stroke and a heart attack are both life-threatening conditions ...