brain damage

A quintet of research papers, all involving subjecting newborn piglets to brain damage, have been retracted because the data can’t be substantiated.

Imaging reveals how cyclical patterns of brain activity differ between conscious and unresponsive individuals.

Researchers directly recorded neural activity in both sides of the brain’s cortex during the movement of only one arm in humans.

When a mouse’s brain undergoes traumatic injury, immune cells clear the dead from the affected area, after which blood cells swoop in to repair blood vessels.

Ben Barres of Stanford University described glia’s roles in ensuring neurons’ proper synapse formation and in responding to brain injury.

Low-intensity activation of the vagus nerve appears to have increased a patient’s awareness of his surroundings after 15 years without communication.

The football league and the government agency part ways over how the money should be used.

Newborns deprived of oxygen have their temperatures lowered to protect against brain damage, but it’s hard to decipher the babies’ immediate response to the intervention.

Meet one child saved from brain damage by cooling therapy.

Patients infected with the virus can develop a condition similar to multiple sclerosis, a small study suggests.

Link to microcephaly questioned; vaccine timeline expedited; thousands of Zika-exposed pregnancies reported in Colombia

Health officials expect the virus to spread to nearly all countries in the Americas and expand warnings for pregnant women.

The most bizarre behaviors often make perfect sense in the minds of the mentally ill.

In the introduction to the book, author Eliezer J. Sternberg illustrates what can happen when the brain’s processing centers are damaged.

Researchers unravel the biology of beauty and art.

Just three months after the settlement of the highly publicized NFL head-trauma lawsuit, former professional hockey players announce a similar case against the NHL.

The National Football League will pay a total of $765 million to help cover the medical expenses of more than 4,500 former players and to fund research on head injuries.

Scientists use a frontal-lobe implant to improve thinking skills in primates.

For brain cancer patients suffering from cognitive dysfunction due to radiation treatment, stem cells may offer relief.