Friday, April 24, 2009

Scientists Uncover Genetic Risks For Stroke

Someone in America dies of a stroke about every three minutes.

Some day I will, too.

Experts know relatively little about why people suffer these "brain attacks," but a study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that millions of Americans carry a gene that makes them more likely to suffer a stroke.

Audio: NPR's Morning Edition, April 16th.

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