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Longer time in bed after stroke linked to poorer brain health • May 29, 2025, 2:32 AM ET (News-Medical)

New smartphone app can help detect heart attacks and strokes • May 23, 2025, 3:04 AM ET (News-Medical)

Dr John Froude obituary • May 22, 2025, 4:45 AM ET (The Guardian)

Air pollution fuels artery damage and accelerates heart disease, review finds • May 20, 2025, 9:05 AM ET (News-Medical)

Higher McCance Brain Care Score linked to lower stroke risk in women • May 20, 2025, 1:20 AM ET (News-Medical)

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Also Known As	apoplexy • cerebrovascular accident • cerebral vascular accident • cerebral hemorrhage

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