A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.

Neural Mechanisms of Sleep-Dependent Motor Learning Revealed in New Study on Brain Injury Rehabilitation Nov. 18, 2024 — Scientists reveal how sleep, especially naps, boosts motor learning after ...

Research indicates that following the onset of an acquired brain injury (ABI), the brain initiates an immediate neurobiological response to help restore the brain and body to the homeostatic state ...

Experts say the gunman’s brain tissue points to traumatic injury ‘likely’ caused by blasts in the line of duty; the Army ...

When military personnel fire certain powerful weapons, they may be exposed to blast waves that damage blood vessels in the ...

In addition to the surge of blood through the brain, a blast wave tends to cause injury as it crosses from one type of tissue to the next. “So on the boundaries of the blood vessel and the brain ...

Brain injuries are a leading cause of death and long-term disability in infants. Among the most common is neonatal ...

"A major contributor to preterm brain injury is a disruption of blood and ... intrauterine inflammation leads to leaky or damaged blood vessels," she said. "On the other hand, dopamine ...

A blood test may rapidly distinguish brain bleeds from clot-caused strokes, even before people with stroke symptoms reach the ...