After a stroke, the brain may do something surprisingly hopeful—it can “refresh” parts of itself. Researchers analyzing brain scans from over 500 stroke survivors found that while the damaged side of ...

Studies suggest that nearly 15-30% of stroke survivors are left living with severe, long-term disabilities, making the ...

New research in mice has identified specific brain cells that drive recovery after stroke, offering a biological explanation ...

Does more therapy mean a better stroke recovery? The ESPRESSO trial reveals that high-intensity hand and arm therapy early ...

There's newfound hope for stroke patients in recovery, with what researchers believe is the very first drug that can comprehensively deliver rehabilitation without the need for challenging long-term ...

In a new study published in The Lancet Digital Health, scientists at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and ...

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 ...

Each year, thousands of stroke survivors are left with hemianopia, a condition that causes loss of half of their visual field (the “vertical midline”). Hemianopia severely affects daily activities ...

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), ...

More young adults in Singapore are experiencing strokes, and their recovery journeys are often challenging especially coupled ...

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 ...

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.