The research was presented to the American Stroke Association's international stroke conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
However, researchers and the Stroke Association warned the findings were not an excuse to overeat chocolate.
The Stroke Association of England and Wales said the results were interesting but further work was needed.
Mr Morgan said his recovery was helped by a Stroke Association support group.
But 42% told the Stroke Association they felt they had been abandoned after their physical needs had been seen to.
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Meanwhile the Stroke Association is calling for more priority in treating the emotional impact of a stroke alongside any physical rehabilitation.
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The Stroke Association said that it was promising, but needed more research.
Laura Funnell of the Stroke Association said better awareness by the public and medics would mean better survival chances for people like Mick.
However, a spokesman for the Stroke Association said that human trials of this particular technique would not be possible in the near future.
She also was a longtime activist for a range of charities and civic-oriented issues, among them AIDS care and research and the Stroke Association of Southern California.
The trial was supported by the University of Edinburgh, the Stroke Association UK, the Medical Research Council, EME, the Health Foundation UK and NHS Lothian Health Board.
The Welsh Association of Stroke Physicians suggested reducing the number of acute stroke units in order to centralise expertise.
To learn more about the warning signs of a heart attack or stroke, visit the American Heart Association website.
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However, the newest research published in the current issue of the American Heart Association's journal Stroke shows just half an hour of moderate exercise five days a week reduces the risk for stroke by almost 25 percent.
The study is published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Physicians and scientists traded information on major clinical trials this week at an American Heart Association conference, sharing discoveries and treatment tactics for heart attack and stroke.
The results of the current trial, presented by Halperin at the annual scientific sessions of the American Heart Association, focused on patients with atrial fibrillation, a condition that increases the risk of stroke fivefold and afflicts 2 million Americans.
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