Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

A prominent recent case involved a 23-year-old Jamaican woman who admitted herself to Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, New York, for elective surgery on July 30, 2024. In February, Amber Ebanks, a ...

Diverse team of doctors consult on a TV screen showing MRI scan with brain images. [iStock Photos] A person declared brain-dead does not recover or wake up—they eventually die, according to medical ...

A person declared brain-dead does not recover or wake up—they eventually die, according to medical experts. Dr George Biketi, a general practitioner, explained that brain death is the complete and ...

Andrew Cassy had spent his working life in a telecommunications research department until a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in 2010 pushed him into early retirement. Curious about his illness, which ...

Stem cell transplantation can reverse stroke damage, researchers at the University of Zurich report. Its beneficial effects include regeneration of neurons and restoration of motor functions, marking ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Berkeley, biologists have found a signal that keeps stem cells alive in the adult brain, providing a focus for scientists looking for ways to re-grow or ...