Science News from #ISC25

Welcome to #ISC25

This page is where you'll find an in-depth look at some of the biggest trials from the International Stroke Conference 2025.

We'll have study results, exclusive interviews, data summaries, and insights from key AHA thought leaders.

Check back on Wednesday, February 5 for updated science (released at time of publication.)

Other Science of Note

Dental flossing may lower the risk for incident ischemic stroke, cardioembolic stroke subtype and AF
Souvik Sen | University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina


Streptococcus anginosus Enrichment in the Gut is a Feature of Stroke and a Predictor of Poor Prognosis
Shuichi Tonomura | The National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (NCVC), Osaka, Japan


Leukocyte Telomere Length as a Predictor of Age-Related Brain Diseases: Evidence from the UK Biobank
Savvina Prapiadou | Mass General Brigham Health Center, Lynn, Massachusetts


Rapid prehospital diagnosis of intracerebral hemorrhage in acute stroke patients by measuring GFAP on a point-of-care platform (DETECT study)
Love-Preet Kalra | RKH Klinikum, Ludwigsburg, Germany


Implementation of increased physical therapy intensity for improving walking across inpatient stroke rehabilitation units: Primary results of the Walk ‘n Watch multi-site stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial
Janice J Eng | University of British Colombia, Vancouver, Canada


Association Between Electrocardiographic Age and Cognitive Performance
Bernard Ofosuhene | UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts


Association of the Mediterranean Diet with White Matter Integrity Among Hispanics/Latinos. Final Results from the Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging-MRI (SOL-INCA-MRI) Ancillary Study
Gabriela Trifan | University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois