In 2006, Kevin Sheth was a 27-year-old neurology resident in Boston, at both Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In that role, he did rotations within their neurology ...

Around a third of people are able to almost fully rebuild their brains after a stroke and uncovering why is pointing the way ...

By tamping down metabolism, a new experimental treatment that induces a hypothermia-like state may slow stroke-associated ...

“This update brings the most important advances in stroke care from the last decade directly into practice,” Shyam Prabhakaran, MD, chair of the writing group, said in a statement. “New ...

A new study suggests that strengthening the body’s natural circadian rhythms may help the brain recover after stroke, even when treatment begins days after the injury.

Restoring blood flow after an ischemic stroke can trigger secondary brain injury, causing inflammation, neuronal death, and long-term disability that current treatments do not address. Researchers ...

A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who have suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says. Stroke victims with brain bleeds have nearly seven times higher blood levels ...

Four-and-a-half hours; the equivalent of a drive from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, assuming traffic isn’t log jammed on Interstate 15. This is the critical window of time for stroke victims to be ...

Following stroke, patients have a hard time performing coordinated movements. Transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) is ...

Innovations in stroke diagnostics and treatment techniques are saving brains — and lives — and making it possible to reverse disability from stroke. Since most strokes are “ischemic,” or caused by a ...

Our body loves the state of homeostasis, where everything is in perfect equilibrium, from temperature to pH levels to fluid ...