A newly discovered mechanism that protects nerve cells could have important implications for understanding and treating ...

An increased risk of dementia among individuals exposed to brain trauma, traumatic brain injury, has been known for almost a century. Still, we know very little about the molecular causes behind this, ...

A neuroimaging study in Italy found that patients with bipolar disorder reporting more adverse childhood experiences tended ...

Experts say traumatic events, including Wednesday’s deadly school shooting in Minneapolis, can rewire a child’s developing brain even if they’re not directly impacted by it. The way we parent can help ...

Researchers identify molecular markers in children and adolescents, revealing how child maltreatment stress alters DNA, brain development, and mental health Child maltreatment, which includes abuse ...

In December of 1993, former World Boxing Champion John Famechon (who had sustained severe incapacitating brain injuries in August 1991) began a new, complex multi-movement therapy and rehabilitation ...

The neurodegenerative condition chronic traumatic encephalopathy appears to be driven by damage to the blood-brain barrier ...

Experimental scientist Ilknur Özen and clinical scientist Niklas Marklund, professor at Lund University and neurosurgical consultant at Skåne University hospital. Facts about the study: Basic research ...

Football-related injury also tied to higher risk for recurrence and substantial neurological and psychiatric sequelae.

Maltreatment such as neglect and abuse are types of adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs. But they often say little about ...

Examining brain plasticity and its implications for development, aging, and brain injury recovery.