(Myriams-Fotos/Pixabay) The blood-brain barrier surrounds the blood vessels that run through the brain, letting in oxygen and ...

Brain damage caused by blocked blood vessels may be treatable using injections of stem cells, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Zurich and the University of Southern ...

Restoring blood flow after an ischemic stroke can trigger secondary brain injury, causing inflammation, neuronal death, and long-term disability that current treatments do not address. Researchers ...

Hopstem Biotechnology announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application and Fast Track designations for hNPC01, an allogeneic ...

Cambridge scientists have developed and tested a new drug in mice that has the potential to reduce damage to the brain when blood flow is restored following a stroke. The study, "Local arterial ...

The next great stroke treatment might borrow a bit from science fiction. Research out today shows that keeping someone on ice might help protect their brain from stroke-related injury. Scientists at ...

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 ...

A new study by UCLA Health has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice, following from human studies. The ...

While some say having lots of kids can make you lose your faculties, a new study suggests otherwise. Research co-led by UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at ...

April 19, 2007 — Spatial neglect, a common poststroke disability, has been linked to impaired communication between attention networks in the dorsal and ventral frontoparietal areas of the brain, a ...

I’m a stroke survivor and therapist. I help people rebuild their life after brain injury, fatigue, and identity changes. If you’re feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or not like yourself anymore, you’re ...