Institute hopes to address epidemic of strokes
A new research institute hopes to address what it describes as an epidemic of strokes among Maori and Pacific island people.
A San Francisco researcher is receiving $130,000 for her research studying risk factors and consequences of stroke among different racial/ethnic groups through the AHA/ASA/ABF Lawrence M. Brass, MD, Stroke Research Postdoctoral Fellowship from the American Brain Foundation,, the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association.