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 ...

When examining recovery during the first year after an ischemic stroke, a new study has found for daily tasks such as eating, ...

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 ...

A team of scientists—including Agnieszka Ciesielska (left), Barbara Klein (center), and Jeanne Paz (right)—showed that modified stem cells can improve brain activity, even when administered more than ...

An early-stage clinical trial has shown that deep brain stimulation (DBS) applied to the cerebellum may aid the recovery of upper limb function after stroke. Researchers studied 12 people with ...

A seismic shift is underway in how experts view functional recovery after a stroke. For years, the prevailing belief was that regaining limb mobility beyond 6 months was nearly impossible, as damaged ...

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), ...

Scientists help mice regain mobility after a stroke using human stem cell transplants, opening up a promising avenue for ...

"It also has a therapeutic effect on me to understand how far I've come over the years," says stroke survivor Garrett Mendez.

A team of researchers analysed 155 high-quality studies that examined viral infections and their effects on heart and brain ...