Newer drugs, which prevent costly complications, should be made much more affordable

Of the more or less 240 South Africans who fall prey to strokes every day, 60 will die.

For the first time, stem cells have been injected into the brain of a stroke victim in the hope that the brain will stimulate the growth of new neuron

A drug that combines four different medicines and could halve deaths from heart attacks and strokes around the globe will enter human trials soon.

Zambia President Levy Mwanawasa, who suffered a stroke in June, required surgery on Monday after a deterioration in his health.

It was only when a neuroanatomist had a stroke that she understood the gulf between the left and right parts of the brain, writes Emma Brock.

Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has been admitted to intensive care in a Paris hospital but is in a stable condition.