After traumatic brain injury (TBI), some patients may recover completely, while others retain severe disabilities. Accurately ...

Vision loss has long been treated as a one-way street, a devastating endpoint rather than a problem the brain might quietly ...

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, ...

A Cedars-Sinai study has identified a previously unknown role for astrocyte cells in how the brain responds to damage and ...

University of Pittsburgh researchers identified changes in BDNF DNA methylation as a dynamic biomarker of complicated pediatric traumatic brain injury. Blood samples showed reduced methylation during ...

When Scott Edgell was discharged from the military after a service-related head injury at age 20, he thought he would resume ...

A seemingly normal day in the late ’90s abruptly changed for Jeremy Greene. With music filling the car and friends chatting, Greene hit a rut while driving on Lone Hand Way near Breckenridge, sending ...

Neighbors of historic Inn at Montchanin have pushed back over the property becoming an inpatient recovery center. A decision is pending Dec. 18.

For people with brain injury, mattering to others is not only about being valued; it’s also about being given the chance to recover to our full potential.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Clinicians say the proposed framework will lead to more accurate diagnoses and treatment, providing more rigorous care for some patients and preventing premature discussions about halting life support ...

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