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Why Are More People Under 55 Having Strokes? New Research Points to Surprising Risk Factors

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10.10.2026

Why Are More People Under 55 Having Strokes? New Research Points to Surprising Risk Factors

While stroke rates in the U.S. overall are falling, a study shows adults under 55 are still twice as likely to have a stroke.

BY SAGE SWABY, EDITORIAL FELLOW @SAGESWABY

The good news is that stroke rates are dropping in older adults, according to a recent study in the journal Neurology. The bad news is that rates are rising in younger people.

Researchers at the University of........

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