Stroke News & Brain Health - American Heart Association

Embargoed until 4:00 a.m. CT / 5:00 a.m. ET Monday, June 29, 2026   DALLAS, June 29, 2026 — A new international expert consensus document refines and updates how heart failure is identified and classified, aiming to improve prevention, diagnosis and...

Research Highlights: In a study that spanned 25 years, people who drank more sugary beverages and fruit juice beginning in childhood had a higher risk of developing high blood pressure than those drinking less. Substituting one serving per day of...

Research Highlights: Several types of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD risk factors were associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, based on analysis of health data for nearly 800,000 adults from a U.K. database and a separate...

Guideline Highlights: The first-ever clinical practice guideline on cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology details staging to assess how a person’s kidneys, metabolism...

Para su publicación inmediata a las 4:00 a. m., CT/5:00 a. m., ET del lunes 18 de mayo del 2026   DALLAS, 18 de mayo del 2026 — La colaboración internacional en materia de investigación, diagnóstico y atención es fundamental para reducir el riesgo de...

Research Highlights: People who survived a heart attack had 5% higher odds each year of developing cognitive impairment compared to people who have not had a heart attack. Maintaining better cardiovascular health plays an important role in preserving...

Research Highlights: ·        Muscle loss, weaker grip and a slower pace of walking were associated with a higher risk of stroke in an analysis of health records for more than 480,000 adults in the UK Biobank. ·        People with low muscle strength...

DALLAS, May 1, 2026 — Stroke is a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the U.S., and for many survivors and families, the hard work begins once the hospital stay ends. Nationwide, survivors, caregivers and advocates are creating new paths...

DALLAS, 1 de mayo del 2026 — El ataque o derrame cerebral es una de las causas principales de discapacidad grave y a largo plazo en los EE. UU. y, para muchos sobrevivientes y familias, el trabajo duro comienza después de la hospitalización. A nivel...

DALLAS, 1 de mayo del 2026 — Un ataque o derrame cerebral puede cambiar una vida en un instante. Según la American Stroke Association (Asociación Americana del Derrame Cerebral), una división de la American Heart Association (Asociación Americana del...

Aspectos destacados de la declaración: La salud cerebral de una persona está influenciada por su salud psicológica, entorno, calidad del sueño, sus condiciones sociales y afecciones crónicas durante toda la vida. Los acontecimientos y experiencias de...

Research Highlights: About half a million U.S. veterans, who were an average age of about 33 years at the time of the study, had high blood pressure, according to a new analysis. Among this group, men and Black veterans were more likely to have high...

Puntos destacados de la investigación: Alrededor de medio millón de veteranos estadounidenses, quienes en promedio tenían aproximadamente 33 años al momento del estudio, tenían presión arterial alta, según un nuevo análisis. Entre este grupo, los...

Research Highlights: People born to mothers where the birth included a placental abruption (placenta separates from the uterus before delivery) may have a higher risk of developing or dying from cardiovascular disease than those whose birth did not...

Research Highlights: A study of nearly 300 thousand adults in South Korea found that individuals with higher blood pressure (≥120 mm Hg/80 mm Hg) for up to 10 years during young adulthood (ages 30 and 40 were more likely to develop heart disease and...

Research Highlights: Cerebral amyloid angiopathy, a condition caused by the buildup of amyloid (proteins) in brain blood vessels, was associated with increased risk of developing dementia within 5 years, in a study of nearly 2 million adults in the...

Research Highlights: Stroke survivors who felt they could not talk about their feelings or fears about their health with close friends or family reported feeling lonelier and had worse physical and mental recovery when assessed one year after the...

Research Highlights: A smartwatch used a machine learning algorithm to detect social interactions through sounds in the environment. This technology was able to measure how much social interaction occurred among stroke survivors in the hospital. ...

Research Highlights: Adults who had a dissecting aneurysm in the neck artery wall (a cervical artery dissection or CeAD) did not have a higher risk of stroke compared to those with cervical artery dissection without a dissecting aneurysm in the first ...

Research Highlights: A new risk prediction tool was able to accurately identify stroke survivors with the highest risk for developing dementia within a decade of having a stroke, according to a large study in Canada. Factors linked with a higher risk ...