Stroke remains one of the leading causes of death, disability, increased economic burden and decreased quality of life around ...

But a new study by researchers at Texas A&M University has capitalized on the gut-brain link to protect the brain from the long-term ravages of stroke using a naturally occurring hormone.

The extent of damage a stroke causes depends largely on which area of the brain is affected. For example, a stroke in the left hemisphere can impact speech and language abilities, ...

Researchers headed by Prof. Dr. Christian Schachtrup, professor at the Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Freiburg, and his former doctoral student Dr. Suvra Nath, have studied ...

Explore brain anatomy, from the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem, ... For example, a stroke in the right hemisphere of the brain can leave the left arm and leg paralyzed. [4] ...

They were designed to treat diabetes, then prescribed for weight loss, and now—as researchers are finding—they might hold the ...

A new study by UCLA Health has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice. The findings, published in Nature ...

Do You Have Healthy Brain Habits? These 12 questions can help assess your risk for dementia, stroke and depression, and identify ways to reduce it. By Dana G. Smith Illustrations by Ana Galvañ ...

A stroke, sometimes called a "brain attack," occurs when blood flow to an area in the brain is cut off. If a stroke is not caught early, permanent brain damage or death can result.

Learn to recognize the subtle signs your brain may send days before a stroke hits and take action in the critical warning window.