Imagine your brain as a bustling city with millions of interconnected highways carrying information at lightning speed. Now picture what happens when a major earthquake hits, destroying some of those ...

Stroke recovery represents one of the most challenging yet hopeful journeys in medicine. While the brain damage from a stroke cannot be reversed, the remarkable ability of the human brain to rewire ...

What does gut fermentation and stroke-induced brain inflammation have in common? Potentially a lot, according to new research looking into how the microbiome directly influences brain inflammation. It ...

For decades, the only viable tool to help stroke patients regain lost motor abilities — like walking or moving an arm — has been grueling physical rehabilitation. But what if a pill could do the work ...

Each year, thousands of stroke survivors are left with hemianopia, a condition that causes loss of half of their visual field (the “vertical midline”). Hemianopia severely affects daily activities ...

An early-stage clinical trial has shown that deep brain stimulation (DBS) applied to the cerebellum may aid the recovery of upper limb function after stroke. Researchers studied 12 people with ...

Researchers are working on a pill that could allow patients’ brains to recover from a traumatic injury or stroke, defying conventional thinking that the brain cannot regenerate following such a ...

Understanding the nuances of neurological health is not always easy, especially conditions like brain tumors and strokes. Both brain tumors and strokes can lead to neurological impairments. A stroke ...

When the brain is injured, as in cases of TBI, concussion, stroke, or other neurological conditions, there are critical steps medical professionals must take to preserve and restore brain organization ...

On Sunday, 35-year-old Biersan Gomez reunited with the first responders and medical teams who helped save his life after he suffered a stroke while teaching a welding class at Corporate Landing Middle ...