Health Nov 07 Sen. Chris Murphy's stroke at 53 highlights a trend: Strokes among younger adults have risen By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek, PolitiFact
Politics Nov 06 Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy released from hospital after stroke The 53-year-old Democrat said in a statement Friday that doctors are “encouraged by the progress” he’s made so far. By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Health Feb 09 Watch 9:31 Cash-strapped health care facilities work to stave off projected spike in heart disease No disease kills more Americans annually than heart disease. At least half of all Americans are at risk because of factors such as obesity, elevated blood pressure, high cholesterol or smoking. It's projected to get even worse in the coming… By Stephanie Sy, Sam Weber, Henry Brannan
Health Oct 27 Watch 3:18 A Brief But Spectacular take on how language is your life After having life-changing strokes, Kate Kennedy and Allen Oliver found themselves diagnosed with aphasia, a disorder marked by a patient’s inability to communicate clearly. They had to relearn how to write, read and speak, all alongside other aphasia patients at… By Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet
Health Apr 25 Scientists get one step closer to decoding thoughts into speech Using electrodes and computer algorithms, researchers have generated intelligible sentences from the thoughts of people without speech difficulties, sparking hope that similar technology could eventually provide a voice to people who can't speak. By Karen Weintraub, Scientific American
Jun 29 More millennials are having strokes. Here's where By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American A Scientific American analysis finds the rising trend of stroke among millennials differs based on where one lives. Continue reading
Sep 11 FDA weighs crackdown that could shut hundreds of stem cell clinics By Usha Lee McFarling, STAT Scientists on Monday will urge the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on rogue clinics across the country that market stem cell treatments. Continue reading
Sep 15 Panel backs aspirin for heart health in only certain adults By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press A government task force says a daily low-dose aspirin could help certain people in their 50s and 60s prevent a first heart attack or stroke -- and they might get some protection against colon cancer at the same time. Continue reading
May 16 Watch The Future of Prosthetics: Mind-Bending Robotic Arms Researchers have shown that patients paralyzed from the neck down can move robotic arms with their minds, according to a new report in the journal Nature that documents two cases involving brain-stem stroke victims. Margaret Warner discusses the hopes for… Continue watching
May 16 Watch Paralysed Woman Moves Robot With Her Mind robotics to help paralyzed with simple tasks… Continue watching