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Stroke
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Stroke was far less common in Black adults born outside the US than in those born in it
American health statistics treat Black adults as one group. Splitting 64,717 survey respondents by where they were born found stroke rates that differ several-fold within it.
Sep 8, 2026
People with a common cause of brain bleeds had 16 times the odds of possible depression
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy is known for strokes and cognitive decline. Comparing 85 patients against 83 controls found a mood signal so large it reframes what the condition does.
Sep 7, 2026
Clot removal failed to help in smaller stroke vessels, where it is increasingly being tried
Mechanical thrombectomy transformed treatment of large-vessel stroke, and centers have been extending it to smaller blockages without evidence. The trial that tested it found no benefit and more bleeding.
Sep 7, 2026
Stroke patients who hit the cholesterol target but had not halved it still had 12% more repeat events
Stroke guidelines set an absolute cholesterol target and stop there. A Neurology analysis of 89,414 Korean patients found the size of the fall from baseline mattered independently, and only about 30% achieved a 50% reduction.
Aug 30, 2026