chemical compound (other than water) formed by a chemical reaction between an acid and a base (see acids and basesacids and bases, two related classes of chemicals; the members of each class have a number of common properties when dissolved in a solvent, usually water. Properties. .....
Mission. Established in 1984, National Stroke Association (NSA) has grown to be the leading resource for stroke. NSA is the only national non-profit organization in the United States devoting 100 percent of its resources to stroke through a variety of innovative and high impact programs. We provide education, services and community-based activities in prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and recovery.
The advisory, which is published in the American Heart Associationâs journal Stroke, stresses the importance of taking steps to keep your brain healthy as early as possible, because atherosclerosis â the narrowing of the arteries that causes many heart attacks, heart failure and strokes â can begin in childhood.