Humans do have a biological preference for using one side of their body, which might prime them for using limbs on that side ...

Many neurological diseases damage specific parts of the brain, even though the harmful protein involved is present throughout the brain.

“There really are no words to describe how remarkable that is,” Kaiya Jensen says of labor and delivery nurse, Kaia Ferrigno Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who has contributed to ...

Patients with noncardioembolic ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) are at risk for recurrent stroke. Low factor XI levels are associated with a reduced risk of ischemic stroke.

The risk of recurrent ischemic stroke can be reduced by managing modifiable risk factors and instituting a regimen of mechanism-specific secondary stroke prevention. Strategies for secondary ...

Limb-lengthening can add inches to a person’s stature. But its risks have made it controversial. Credit... Supported by By Isabella Kwai Photographs by Matthew Leifheit Isabella Kwai spoke to ...

A brain-computer interface has shown encouraging results in stroke rehabilitation, helping patients with chronic stroke regain partial upper limb function through regular, device-assisted exercises ...

A person in their 80s with no previously known cerebrovascular risk factors, a functionally independent baseline, and last known well upon going to bed the night before presented to the emergency ...

Home-based high-intensity aerobic training was associated with greater improvement in cerebellar ataxia symptoms, fitness, and fatigue compared with guidelines-recommended balance training in a ...

PTC Therapeutics has long been trying to workshop its vatiquinone into a marketable treatment for Friedreich's ataxia (FA) after a phase 3 fail in 2023. Despite its efforts, the FDA has snubbed the ...

Cerebellar ataxia results from dysfunction of the cerebellum, which is part of the brain that helps regulate and control movement and balance. People may experience changes in gait, speech, and eye ...