Stroke survivors often face substantial and long-lasting problems with their arms. Both arms often decline together: When one arm is more severely affected by the stroke, the other becomes more ...

J. Alexander, widely known as Miss J from America’s Next Top Model, has captivated audiences for decades with his commanding presence as a runway coach and judge. Recently, he’s shared a powerful and ...

Stroke recovery represents one of the most challenging yet hopeful journeys in medicine. While the brain damage from a stroke cannot be reversed, the remarkable ability of the human brain to rewire ...

After Rich McMahon suffered a serious stroke last fall, he and his family have been navigating a difficult recovery.

Some patients with a common type of stroke benefit from a clot-busting drug given between 4.5 and 24 hours after symptoms emerged, according to a new study.

Antidepressant therapy may independently improve recovery from dysphagia after acute ischemic stroke through multiple ...

For people with ischemic stroke, treatment with the clot-busting drug tenecteplase is associated with a slightly higher likelihood of an excellent recovery and reduced disability three months later ...

A new study has revealed that areas of age-related damage in the brain relate to motor outcomes after a stroke -- a phenomenon that may be under-recognized in stroke research. The new observational ...

High-intensity walking exercise helped chronic stroke patients regain walking capacity compared with more moderate training, a pilot randomized trial showed. Some secondary measures of gait speed and ...

After a stroke, people can lose the ability to speak or even understand language. This can be treated with therapy, but if therapy is started too late it might not work. Now, researchers in Finland ...