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

Treating patients post-stroke is an incredibly delicate balancing act. After clots block blood flow to the brain to cause the ...

While thrombolytic therapy remains one of the most effective strategies for stroke recovery, it is effective only for a short span of time. Now, researchers from Japan have demonstrated how numerous ...

A new injectable therapy rebuilds brain tissue after stroke, without surgery, and without leaving side effects behind.

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

Some parts of the human body recover quickly after injury, but the brain does not share this ability. A small cut on the skin or a scratch on the eye often heals within a short time, sometimes even ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye-called the cornea-can heal from minor scratches within a single day. The brain is not one ...

Parvalbumin (PV) interneurons act as the brain’s rhythm keepers. By regulating local circuit activity and maintaining excitation–inhibition balance, they help stabilize cortical network function. When ...

Brain scans confirmed that "almost every area in my brain is functioning at a decreased capacity" Actress Evangeline Lilly says she sustained brain damage after fainting and landing face-first on a ...

Evangeline Lilly is gearing up to tackle a big health challenge. Seven months after experiencing a concussion resulting from a face-first fall in Hawaii, the Lost alum shared that the results from her ...

Evangeline Lilly revealed she has brain damage from a traumatic brain injury sustained during an accident in Hawaii. The actress shared that she is working with doctors to address her cognitive ...