New nanomaterial passes the blood-brain barrier to reduce damaging inflammation after the most common form of stroke. When ...

Months after UW Medicine neurosurgeons implanted a first-of-its-kind brain stimulation device in a stroke patient, doctors ...

Physical rehabilitation and symptom management still remain the mainstay of treatment for stroke, as clot removal or ...

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 ...

A new blood marker reflects the extent of brain injury after an ischemic stroke and can predict patient outcomes months to ...

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 ...

In animal studies, rodents had their middle cerebral artery occluded, a standard stroke model in animals. After stroke onset, DMT was administered intraperitoneally (into the abdominal cavity), ...

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 ...

Every year, more than 795,000 Americans experience a stroke, according to the CDC-and for every one of those people, their ...

Expanded eligibility for advanced stroke therapies and new recommendations for diagnosing and treating stroke in children and ...