The first-term MLA says he can’t feel his right leg but is pushing to resume duties after a life-threatening medical ...

Improving blood flow to the brain by opening a narrowed neck artery may not improve patients' cognitive skills, according to ...

A doctor walks through a real day treating a patient in the middle of a heart attack. What begins as a standard shift quickly turns into a high-stakes emergency when a blocked artery is discovered.

Scientists have designed an immunotherapy that reduces plaque in the arteries of mice, presenting a possible new treatment strategy against heart disease. The antibody-based therapy could complement ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A routine doctor’s appointment may have saved the life of a Corpus Christi City Councilman. Mark Scott thought he was doing everything right. He worked out regularly. He ate ...

The brain and vagus nerve play a key role in exacerbating tissue damage after a heart attack, but there are ways to block it.

So, he and his colleagues induced heart attacks in mice and examined responses in the vagus nerve, which carries signals ...

The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...