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) ...

After a spinal cord injury, cells in the brain and spinal cord change to cope with stress and repair tissue. A new study from ...

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) isn’t caused by just one faulty switch in the brain; it’s more like a tangled orchestra of genes and cells thrown off-key by trauma. With many genetic players ...

Early-life stress has long been a concern for its potential long-term effects on health and behavior. A recent study by researchers at The Ohio State University sheds new light on just how profound ...

Getting treatment within one week of a serious head injury can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by up to 41% ...

Trauma doesn't just leave scars on the heart; it leaves what some experts call a "brain wound." When you go through something deeply painful, your nervous system, memory pathways, and even your brain ...

This post was co-authored by Dr. Ruth Lanius, Lauren Rudolph, and Dr. Breanne Kearney. Trauma is an insult to the senses, leaving a lasting impact: It affects what we see, hear, and feel, and how we ...

Repeat head trauma suffered by pro fighters has long been linked to short- and long-term brain damage. New insights into the brain’s glymphatic system — charged with clearing the brain of built-up ...

For high performers recovering from a traumatic brain injury, the goal isn’t to reclaim who they were. It’s to become who ...

Two studies led by researchers at Imperial College London (ICL) have identified structural brain changes and blood biomarkers linked to dementia in former professional rugby players. The findings ...