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 ...

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 ...

The University of Washington (UW) is offering new hope for people who have suffered a stroke by implanting a device directly in the brain. The device electrically stimulates areas during therapy in ...

DALLAS, Texas — Researchers have developed a low-cost virtual reality platform that they hope will allow patients with stroke to regain some of their lost arm and hand function by practicing movement ...

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 ...

The human brain can do many amazing things, but self-repair is not one of its repertoire of abilities. Once neurons die—from ...

Key Highlights Scp776 is the first therapy to show clinically meaningful efficacy in late-window stroke patients (treated up to 24 hours after ...

UPMC’s first Stroke Survivors Reunion celebrated resilience, featuring Ed Hermance’s inspiring recovery story. Quick action ...

For more than 40 years as a researcher and clinician, Joseph Broderick has actively contributed to improvements in stroke ...

Stroke survivors and their caregivers traded their usual support group meeting for a hands-on pizza-making class at King ...

SINGAPORE - In a collage of photos, former deputy prime minister Heng Swee Keat, 64, paid a surprise tribute to his wife, Madam Chang Hwee Nee, for standing by him when he was recovering from ...