Your Blood Type Might Predict Your Risk of Stroke: New Study

Medical workers who conduct a test to determine a patient's blood type could find the procedure faster and easier in the future using an inexpensive paper-based dipstick test. iStock

Did you know that blood type may predict the risk of early stroke before age 60?

A new meta-analysis led by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers has found that human blood type could be associated with early onset ischemic stroke, specifically occurring in young adults before the age of 60.