Stroke Awareness Foundation

12/12/2025

Load the App and Save a Life. Download our free stroke app. Our app helps you locate stroke centers near you, quickly identify stroke warning signs, and notify emergency contacts of your location and that you are having a stroke.

To learn more about our app and to download visit: https://www.strokeinfo.org/mobile-app/

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12/11/2025

This holiday season, your support can save lives. Make an end-of-year gift to the Stroke Awareness Foundation.

At the Stroke Awareness Foundation, we are dedicated to addressing the ongoing challenge:

Stroke remains the #1 cause of serious long-term disability

Stroke rates in Santa Clara County continue to rise

Less than 50% of stroke victims arrive at the ER in time for lifesaving treatment

We ask for your support to empower more individuals to recognize the signs of stroke, access timely care, improve stroke outcomes, and save lives.

Give now at:
https://www.strokeinfo.org/donate/

Email from Stroke Awareness Foundation Make an end-of-year gift to the Stroke Awareness Foundation. We ask for your support to empower more individuals to recognize the signs of stroke, access timely

12/10/2025

New research shows that people who have both gum disease and cavities face an 86% higher risk of stroke compared to those with healthy mouths. Poor oral health was also associated with a 36% greater chance of heart attacks and other serious cardiovascular problems. Regular dental checkups made a major difference, with participants who saw a dentist routinely being 81% less likely to have both gum disease and cavities.

Scientists found that having both gum disease and cavities was associated with a sharply higher risk of stroke and heart problems. Regular dental care may be an easy, overlooked way to protect not just your smile, but your brain.

12/08/2025

Deb Shaw, 64, a 3x stroke survivor has transformed her recovery into a mission to empower fellow stroke survivors. Read her stroke story and how she channeled her energy into helping other stroke survivors by founding Champion The Challenges, a foundation to support the stroke community with inspiring ideas, practical tools, and resources that help everyone involved support healing and recovery.

Deb Shaw, 64, has transformed her recovery into a mission to empower fellow stroke survivors.

12/05/2025

Getting your protein from sources such as legumes, nuts, seeds, and whole grains is linked to a significant reduction in the most severe outcome of fatal stroke.

Eating a diet with a higher ratio of plant-based protein to animal-based protein may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD), according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. According to the researchers, these risk reductions are likely driven by the replacement of red and processed meats with plant proteins. The researchers also observed that a combination of consuming more plant protein and higher protein intake overall provided the most heart health benefits.



https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/higher-ratio-of-plant-protein-to-animal-protein-may-improve-heart-health/

12/03/2025

Donald Glover, age 42 said he had a stroke. “I had a really bad pain in my head in Louisiana and I did the show anyway. I couldn’t really see well, so when we went to Houston, I went to the hospital and the doctor was like, ‘You had a stroke.’” Glover said.

He also revealed that “they found a hole” in his heart and he had to have two surgeries.

“They say everybody has two lives and the second life starts when you realize you have one,” Glover said. “You got one life, guys, and I gotta be honest, the life I’ve lived with you guys has been such a blessing.”

Know the signs of stroke and BEFAST. Learn the warning signs of stroke at strokeinfo.org.



https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/donald-glover-stroke-127803645

Donald Glover has revealed he suffered a stroke last year, which forced him to cancel his tour

12/01/2025

Strokes are more common in older adults, but people of any age can have a stroke. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 7 strokes occurs in people aged 15 to 49. This means that 10 to 15% of strokes happen in adults aged 18 to 50.

6 major causes of stroke in young adults:

1. Uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure)
2. Undiagnosed heart conditions (atrial fibrillation or hole in the heart)
3. Blood clotting disorders (thrombophilia, sickle cell disease)
4. Oral contraceptive use (hormonal influence)
5. Autoimmune or inflammatory diseases (lupus, vasculitis)
6. Post-infectious inflammation (including Covid-19)

https://www.healthshots.com/preventive-care/self-care/6-major-causes-of-stroke-in-young-adults-according-to-a-cardiologist/

Learn about the 6 leading causes of stroke in young adults, including high blood pressure and autoimmune diseases.

11/26/2025

This Thanksgiving, we’re thankful for moments with loved ones and the chance to protect what matters most—our health.

Learn the warning signs of stroke and save a life.

From Our Hearts To Yours, Wishing You a Safe and Healthy Thanksgiving.

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11/26/2025

On December 2023, Donald "Frue" McAvoy was eating and began to choke. He couldn't swallow or breathe. His fiance, Rachel Leaptrott, was able to clear his throat. He was talking, but couldn't see anything. Leaptrott's daughter called 911.

McAvoy, 36, had recently been plagued by headaches, a sore neck and exhaustion. The active gym owner thought he had a strained neck and might be getting the flu.

He was having a severe stroke. Time is of the essence when treating a stroke. McAvoy was given a clot-busting medication and rushed into surgery.

He had to learn how to stand, walk, and raise his arms. Nearly two years later, McAvoy still struggles with the stroke's impact. He uses a walker with a seat so he can rest if he gets tired, and he wears glasses now. He struggles with depth perception and can't drive. But he is back to the activities he loved, including athletics: Four months after the stroke, he took part in a one-mile challenge run.

Donald "Frue" McAvoy and his fiancée were having a quiet day at home when his vision went black and his airway collapsed.

11/22/2025

Researchers at the federal technology institute ETH Zurich have created a microrobot to fight diseases inside the body. Scientists can control the device, which is less than two millimetres in width, through blood vessels to deliver essential drugs.

The tiny robot has not yet been tested on humans. However, it worked in tests on pigs and a sheep, the researchers reported on Thursday in the journal Science.

Many diseases, such as strokes or tumours, require high doses of drugs to be administered and distributed throughout the body, and this increases the risk of side effects. The new robot is designed to solve this problem. The robot consists of a spherical gel capsule in which medication can be embedded.

The researchers have equipped this capsule with iron oxide nanoparticles that can be controlled from the outside using magnetic fields.

Researchers in Switzerland have developed a microrobot capable of transporting drugs to specific locations in the body.

11/21/2025

Doctors from Scotland and the US have completed what is thought to be a world-first stroke procedure using a robot.

Prof Iris Grunwald, of the University of Dundee, performed the remote thrombectomy - the removal of blood clots after a stroke - on a human cadaver that had been donated to medical science.

The professor was at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, while the body she was operating on while using the machine was at a university facility.

Hours later, Ricardo Hanel - a neurosurgeon in Florida - used the technology to carry out the first transatlantic surgery from his Jacksonville base on a human body in Dundee over 4,000 miles (6,400km) away.

The team has called it a potential "game changer" if it becomes approved for use on patients.

The medics believe this technology could transform stroke care, as a delay in accessing specialist treatment can have a direct impact on the chances of recovery.

A Dundee professor carried out the first remote thrombectomy on a human cadaver.