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New Research Links Rising Stroke Rates to Ethnic Disparities and Sleep Patterns

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•Stroke incidence is rising again, driven by higher rates among ethnic minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, per research at ESOC 2026.
•Black people in England face twice the stroke risk of white counterparts and are less likely to receive timely care.
•People in their 40s with irregular bedtimes and under eight hours of sleep faced double the risk of serious cardiovascular events over a decade of follow-up.
•Both very low and very high resting heart rates are linked to elevated stroke risk, though causation is not yet established.

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