The morning rush often feels like nothing short of a crisis. For our hearts and brains, it’s also the riskiest time of day.A meta-analysis of almost 12,000 adult stroke patients found that people were 72 percent more likely to have a stroke between 6 and 9 a.m. compared with the remaining 21 hours of the day. Every type of stroke studied saw a morning spike — whether caused by clots, bleeding or even “ministrokes” called transient ischemic attacks.
