Potential clinical uses included emergency stroke therapy, as an adjunct to rehabilitation, and as a neuroprotective agent, which may expand the treatment’s relevance to traumatic brain injury and ...

Scientists have discovered that DMT, a natural compound found in plants and even the human brain, can dramatically reduce brain damage caused by stroke. The psychoactive molecule, long known for its ...

Scientists at EPFL have developed an innovative, non-invasive brain stimulation therapy to significantly improve visual function in stroke patients who have suffered vision loss following a stroke.

A study led by a speech neuroscientist at The University of Texas at Dallas sheds light on how damage from stroke disrupts the brain mechanisms required for fluent speech. The research, published in ...

In 2006, Kevin Sheth was a 27-year-old neurology resident in Boston, at both Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In that role, he did rotations within their neurology ...

Every year, millions of lives are suddenly, swiftly transformed by a stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel travelling towards the brain becomes obstructed, causing neurons to die off. Strokes are ...

Starting aerobic exercise just two months after a stroke is safe and may help protect thinking skills, according to new research. The study provides fresh hope for stroke survivors that they can ...

Doctors are now happening upon ways to regenerate a brain compromised by stroke. Stop and think about that and perhaps read the opening sentence once again. This is quite the leap. Broken bones can be ...

A new blood marker reflects the extent of brain injury after an ischemic stroke and can predict patient outcomes months to years later. Strokes are a medical emergency, yet imaging can capture only ...

It’s second nature for some people to pour a glass of wine on a nice evening or to pop open a can of beer during a sports event — but when does drinking become too much? Heavy alcohol use, which ...

A tool that assesses a dozen modifiable risk factors across physical, lifestyle, and social-emotional domains to estimate risk for neurological disorders was a good predictor of stroke risk among ...

A neurologist has shared three things he never does due to rare stroke risks ...