Associations held after factoring in diabetes and limiting age of first stroke up to 40. Assessments beyond traditional stroke risk factors now needed, suggest researchers A lower level of mental ...

A lower level of mental ability during the teenage years may be linked to as much as a tripling in the risk of having a stroke before the age of 50, finds research published online in the Journal of ...

While taking good care of your physical health is crucial to prevent diseases in the later stages of life, the lack of ability to think as a teenager can still increase the risk of a deadly condition.