A new USC-led study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) reveals the neural mechanisms that contribute to ...

From a tiny sample of tissue no larger than a grain of sand, scientists have come within reach of a goal once thought unattainable: building a complete functional wiring diagram of a portion of the ...

In the study, Carmichael and his team sought to determine how physical rehabilitation improved brain function after a stroke and whether they could generate a drug that could produce these same ...

Using mice models, Carmichael and team first identified an area in the brain where communication had been fractured following a stroke. This area was distant from the brain's central stroke site ...

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TIAs occur when there is a temporary disruption in the blood supply to a specific area of the brain. Essentially, a TIA is the same as a stroke, but its symptoms are short-lived. A TIA serves as a ...

Vladimir Putin is showing "the consequences of a mini-stroke," according to a former Kremlin speechwriter. Abbas Gallyamov, who worked as Mr Putin's speechwriter during his first two terms as ...

The smiley toddler had diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG, a cancer that occurs in the part of the brain stem that controls vital functions including breathing, blood pressure and heart rate.

This case report describes a rare occurrence of canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS) accompanied by ischemic brain infarction, providing insights into the relationship between neurodegeneration ...

He was pronounced dead the next day. Carter’s mother told investigates that medical staff told her that her son experienced a “stroke in his brain stem.” Before his death, Carter had been ...

scientists at MIT have developed a way to convert skin cells directly into brain cells extremely efficiently, without needing to go through the intermediate step of converting them to stem cells ...

STEM challenges are a fantastic way for children to learn in a hands-on, interactive way, hopefully sparking a curiosity and passion for science and technology. My ever growing collection of STEM ...