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 ...

Researchers Are Near a Breakthrough Drug for Brain Recovery After Stroke ...

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 ...

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Its recovery is often challenging as most of the stroke survivors ...

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 ...

When someone has a stroke — a leading worldwide cause of death and disability — time is of the essence. Almost nine out of 10 cases are ischemic strokes, caused by restricted blood flow in the brain, ...

New research in mice has identified specific brain cells that drive recovery after stroke, offering a biological explanation for why rehabilitation works and pointing toward a drug that could ...

Difficulty speaking clearly or understanding language is called aphasia. Its most common cause is stroke, but aphasia also can result from brain injuries or other diseases. (Dreamstime/TNS) You might ...

He survived a stroke at a football game. She survived a car crash that left her with a traumatic brain injury. But neither ...