In the aftermath of global health crises, new research has shed light on the troubling neurological effects of severe infections. Groundbreaking studies reveal structural damage within one of the body ...

UVA researchers found even minor trauma can disrupt the brain’s cleanup system, allowing harmful proteins to build up over ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. As we spotlight National Stress Awareness in April, it’s ...

A four–amino acid peptide called CAQK has shown powerful brain-protective effects in animal models of traumatic brain injury. Delivered through a standard IV, it zeroes in on injured brain tissue, ...

Anoxic brain injury, also called anoxic encephalopathy or hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, is a life threatening condition resulting from a complete lack of oxygen to the brain. Anoxic brain injury (ABI ...

Researchers conducted MRIs on 10 runners within 2 days of a run Post-run, myelin levels in the brain 'substantially decrease' Myelin can serve as an energy source A group of researchers studied how ...

Our closest relationship is with ourself. To thrive, dream, and follow our dreams, we need to love ourselves as we love others—as a person worthy to exist, with a purpose and a role to play, welcomed ...

The brain shows a capacity to recover from traumatic injury, which somewhat contradicts the widely accepted idea that neurons do not regenerate.

Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Science and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology While much of the physical brain damage occurs instantly – called the primary stage of injury – ...

The research shows for the first time that this compound, which consists of four amino acids, can produce therapeutic effects in brain injuries on its own, without requiring the administration of any ...