Medications (such as melatonin, growth hormones, brain stimulants, atorvastatin, or dopamine and serotonin regulators) likely reduce fatigue after a traumatic brain injury. Other treatments, such as ...
Explosions can damage brain cells and blood vessels even when scans look normal, leaving lasting symptoms that are often missed.
A certain type of brain training appears to prevent or delay dementia by some 25% in people older than age 65, according to ...
Researchers have found that key brain cells may be damaged in overdose, and OUD itself resembles near-drowning victims. Serial neurological evaluations and neurorehab could help.
Some people develop Alzheimer’s-related brain changes without experiencing symptoms of the disease, such as memory loss. We don’t know exactly why this occurs, but two recent studies are inching us ...
Miryam Naddaf is a science writer based in London. In the study, scientists identify a brain–immune circuit that exacerbates cardiovascular pathology during a heart attack. They identified neurons in ...
For Evangeline Lilly, the road to recovery doesn't have to be lonely. The Golden Globe-nominated actress, who has been navigating a traumatic brain injury, opened up about her recovery efforts in an ...
Evangeline Lily gave an update on her treatment plan after suffering a traumatic brain injury. The “Lost” star, 46, took to Instagram on Sunday, sharing how she was “restor[ing her] brain health.” “I ...
Brain damage is supposed to destroy abilities, not create them. Yet in rare cases, injuries or neurological diseases trigger sudden bursts of creativity, mathematical skill, or artistic talent. This ...
This video follows a dog living with permanent brain damage and the people learning how to care for him. Scenes document moments of adjustment, uncertainty, and quiet persistence rather than recovery.
Strokes are a medical emergency, yet imaging can capture only snapshots of how brain damage develops in the hours and days that follow. For many other organs, blood tests can indicate acute injury, ...
When Gabe Brown woke from a coma last January at UPMC Mercy hospital, he could do little more than tilt his head and shift his eyes. The 28-year-old suffered a severe traumatic brain injury nearly ...