An explosion does not need to strike the head to injure the brain. When a blast occurs, it generates a sudden pressure wave ...

He was healthy until warning signs that something was wrong appeared "really rapidly." Doctors were startled when they saw ...

High blood pressure exerts a powerful and often silent toll on the brain by damaging the complex network of blood vessels required for healthy cognitive function.

For many people who have “recovered” from COVID-19, the illness lingers as brain fog: forgotten appointments, lost words mid-sentence, a mind that feels wrapped in cotton. A growing body of brain ...

Parkinson's disease does more than cause tremor and trouble walking. It can also affect sleep, smell, digestion and even ...

When a person stops menstruating, typically around age 45 to 55, they might endure hot flashes, mood swings and sleep issues. Someone going through menopause can also experience cognitive decline, ...

A popular technique for studying brain disorders, known as lesion network mapping (LNM), appears to have a fundamental limitation. This is the conclusion of neuroscientists from Vrije Universiteit ...

Pune: A middle-aged man from Somalia, who spent four agonising years battling unbearable headaches and bouts of generalised tonic-clonic seizures, has returned home transformed after undergoing a ...

Here’s what to know about the other main types and how they affect the brain. By Dana G. Smith Alzheimer’s disease is the most commonly diagnosed form of dementia, but it’s far from the only one. In ...

Nearly 7 million Americans over age 65 are living with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. Intermountain Health geriatrician Dr. Angel Lybbert explains how to understand the disease ...

“I was constantly being told by my GP that it was in my head,” said Karen Tait The Brain Tumour Charity/Karen Tait / SWNS Karen Tait started experiencing severe symptoms in October 2022 that left her ...