A recent long-term study into the use of aspirin to lower the risk of stroke in older people has found that taking the painkiller at the right time of day can reduce the chance of stroke by up to 50 per cent.
Strokes typically occur when the flow of blood to the brain is cut off, either by a clogged artery or a burst blood vessel. They are one of the most common medical emergencies in the UK, with over 100,000 people suffering one each year.
Rapid medical treatment is essential to stop long-term damage or death in stroke sufferers as 38,000, more than a third, are killed by the condition.
