Vanderbilt doctors are studying whether fresh frozen plasma can reduce brain damage when given soon after head trauma.

Professor of Pathology, Lee J. Martin, discusses the prevalence and treatment challenges associated with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) ...

Researchers discovered that clearing out certain digestive bacteria with antibiotics helps calm the immune system. This temporary microbial shift protected mice from severe brain swelling and cellular ...

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 ...

An enhanced version of vitamin K could help reverse brain damage from Alzheimer’s disease, a study has found. Alzheimer’s and many other neurodegenerative diseases are marked by a loss of brain ...

In a new study published in Communications Biology, Houston Methodist researchers led by Sonia Villapol, Ph.D., found that short-term antibiotic treatment significantly reduced neuroinflammation and ...

Researchers mapped myelin-making cells in mice, showing some brain regions recover better after myelin damage.

A study by researchers at the CU Anschutz Marcus Institute for Brain Health suggests that veterans with concussions may ...

Eye-tracking tests can detect brain trauma deficits in patients more than a decade after their last concussion.

What does it say when a national insurer chooses to follow the science before being forced to by law? This year, Aetna updated its coverage policy to recognize Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric ...

A psychoactive drug derived from an African plant could transform treatment for addiction and PTSD. Here’s why Tennessee lawmakers are considering it.

An epidural hematoma is a serious head injury that tears a blood vessel just under your skull, on top of the brain's outer membrane, called the "dura." It often happens when you fracture your skull ...