A new study highlights how important uninterrupted sleep is to recovery after a traumatic brain injury, finding that fragmented sleep in injured mice is linked to a loss of rapid-eye-movement (REM) ...

UAB researchers are studying how driving simulators and neuropsychological testing can help predict when people with ...

A concussion is often described as a "mild" traumatic brain injury. Yet repeated blows to the head rarely feel mild, and their effects—including changes in movement, memory, mood and brain ...

Rehabilitation after a severe brain injury is not just about survival—it is about creating the best chance for meaningful recovery. Derrick Allred, MD, from Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital, ...

The actor s experience highlights why being medically stable does not necessarily mean the brain has fully recovered. A ...

Laura Moore became a brain injury awareness advocate after sustaining a severe brain injury at age 16. Millions of Americans live with disabilities from traumatic brain injuries, which are often ...

Former Miss Universe Jamaica Gabrielle Henry revealed her scars after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a fall from the ...

Emilia Clarke has compared recovery from a brain injury to "falling off the edge of a cliff without anyone there to catch you". The 39-year-old actress has been open about suffering brain aneurysms in ...

Source: Vitaly Gariev / Unsplash Navigating life after a brain injury, such as encephalitis, carries unknowns and uncertainties for those affected as well as their family and friends. Recent research ...

When a stroke takes away someone’s words, the damaged part of the brain can seem like the whole story. Yet the size and location of an injury don’t fully explain why some survivors struggle far more ...

Scientists in China repeatedly applied controlled pressure to the shinbones of mice and pigs. More treated animals survived after brain injury, and they recovered movement and memory abilities more ...