The lipid Lysophosphatidic acid, or LPA, has attracted attention as a molecule that may exacerbate chronic pain. LPA is ...

As hard as it can be to admit, you can have a stroke. Your loved one can have a stroke. Statistically, someone in the United ...

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 ...

Strokes are a medical emergency, yet imaging can capture only snapshots of how brain damage develops in the hours and days that follow. For many other organs, blood tests can indicate acute injury, ...

The neurologist Orlando Swayne doesn’t suggest everyone can recover. But he does argue that early, targeted and intense therapy can sometimes bring about life-changing improvements – and we have a mor ...

Acupuncture shows promise for stroke recovery, promoting neuroplasticity and motor function improvements, according to ...

Two presentations at ISC build on a growing body of data demonstrating the value of AI-powered portable MR images in providing information to aid physicians in the diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke, ...

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Ian Sample on how early intensive rehabilitation after a stroke or head injury is crucial for recovery ...