Rapamycin, a transplant anti-rejection drug, enhances survival and reduces the disease progression in a mouse model of Leigh's syndrome, a new study reports.
A new biosensor has been developed which could alter doctors when serious brain injury occurs during heart surgery. Researchers hope the device could help doctors to devise new ways to minimize brain damage and start treatment rapidly.
Non-communicative individuals, such as those in comas or vegetative states, may be able to express themselves better than is widely thought, a new study reports.
Using neuroimaging techniques, researchers find new clues as to what happens to the brain as it slips into unconsciousness.
A neuroimaging study finds profound brain activity abnormalities in a group of retired NFL players.
Working with fruit flies, researchers discover a genetic underpinning for susceptibility to brain injuries and links to human TBI.
Newborns who suffer a brain hemorrhage at birth could be saved from developing hydrocephalus thanks to a new drug which prevents brain swelling, researchers discover.
A new study offers a promising discovery for the treatment and prevention of prion disease.
Transplanted stem cells help build a 'biobridge' which links uninjured brain regions to those damaged as a result of TBI, a new study shows.
Soldiers who suffered TBI as a result of an IED blast are more likely to have pituitary hormone problems than patients with TBI caused by accidents, a new study suggests.
For those with moderate-to-severe TBI, atrophy may be countered by participating in environmental enrichment, a new study suggests.
A new study explores the connection between mechanical ventilation and hippocampal damage in ICU patients.
