15 million people suffer a stroke every year worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation(WHO). Of these, 5 million die, while another 5 million are left permanently disabled. What makes a ...

People are understandably concerned when health conditions or infectious diseases that were once well-managed start increasing again, but proper education and advancements in medicine mean we often ...

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, on Thursday unveiled the Functional Repair of Neocortical Tissue (FRONT) ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Having a stroke can leave behind ...

With limited treatment options for stroke patients available, two UConn researchers are developing an experimental drug that is capable of protecting the brain and improving recovery after a cerebral ...

Potential clinical uses included emergency stroke therapy, as an adjunct to rehabilitation, and as a neuroprotective agent, which may expand the treatment’s relevance to traumatic brain injury and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Richie Faulkner, a guitarist for legendary metal rock band Judas Priest, revealed he has permanent brain damage from a stroke he suffered in 2022. Faulkner, 45, suffered an acute cardiac aortic ...

First patient gets stem cell injection in brain for possible stroke treatment. Nov. 17, 2010— -- U.K. doctors injected fetal stem cells into the brain of a male stroke patient this week, opening ...

At just 45 years old, Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner is practically a kid compared to the rest of his bandmates. As a younger, more spry shredder on stage, you’d think his health was in a ...