- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 20th, 2015
25-Year-Old Man Starts Seizing Only When Solving Sudoku Puzzles
Doctors say it happened because of brain trauma
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 16th, 2015
Chemical Cocktail Turns Maintenance Cells into Working Neurons
The study might lead to therapies to regenerate the brain
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 15th, 2015
Broken and Swollen Nerve Fibers Found in the Brains of Combat Veterans
The damaged nerve fibers form a honeycomb pattern, researchers believed them to be the signature of shell shock
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 24th, 2014
Using Bone Marrow Stem Cells to Treat Brain Injuries Is Doable
Researchers experimenting on mice report success in using bone marrow stem cells to repair damaged brains
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 20th, 2014
How the Immune System Attacks the Brain Following Head Injury
Researchers say that, in the aftermath of a head injury, the immune system moves in to attack and kill brain cells
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 3rd, 2014
The Brain Might Be Able to Repair Itself from Within
Newly discovered type of neuron tells stem cells to make more neurons
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 6th, 2014
Savant Syndrome: Man Becomes Math Genius After Suffering Head Injury
“Acquired savant syndrome is very rare,” specialist Berit Brogaard explains
- Oddiverse
- By Alexandra Botezatu
- January 6th, 2014
Canadian Woman Wakes Up with Scottish Accent After Horse Fall
The 50-year-old mother of two had her Canadian accent replaced by a Caledonian one
- Love story
- By Alexandra Botezatu
- November 1st, 2013
Ian and Larissa Murphy – A Love Story that Goes Beyond Debilitating Brain Injury
Couple still weds despite horrific driving accident