TO HAVE A STROKE SOMEDAY, OR DEVELOP DEMENTIA? ABOUT 800,000 AMERICANS SUFFER STROKES EACH YEAR. DEMENTIA HITS 1 IN 7 OF US. AND NOW THERE’S A 21 POINT QUIZ YOU CAN TAKE TO SHOW HOW YOU CAN REDUCE ...

A tool that assesses a dozen modifiable risk factors across physical, lifestyle, and social-emotional domains to estimate risk for neurological disorders was a good predictor of stroke risk among ...

A new study from Mass General Brigham found the Brain Care Score (BCS) is a strong predictor of stroke across different racial groups in the U.S. The findings, published in Neurology, suggest that ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A higher Brain Scan Score was linked to lower stroke risk, with larger magnitude among Black vs. white ...

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