Imagine your brain as a bustling city with millions of interconnected highways carrying information at lightning speed. Now picture what happens when a major earthquake hits, destroying some of those ...

I am a dancer. The dark is usually a friend to me, allowing me to stretch and move my limbs into unfashionable positions as music washes over me. My music journalism career means I have spent more ...

Stroke remains one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide, affecting millions each year. Among its most debilitating consequences is gait impairment, which affects over 80% of stroke ...

Cindy McCain suffered a stroke in Italy amid her work as the head of the U.N. World Food Program. She will take leave from her post as she recovers, she said in a statement. The 7 ...

Restaurant owner Tommy Fello regains movement after groundbreaking vagus nerve stimulator implant paired with intensive ...

Neurologists are exploring medications that would help the brain recover after a stroke or traumatic injury. Credit...Fabio-Consoli Supported by By Rachel E. Gross The first thing Debra McVean did ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Data shows every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke. And if you live in Hampton Roads, the risk is even higher. "Simply by living in Hampton Roads, and there's probably ...

Mötley Crüe musician Vince Neil is opening up about his recovery after suffering a stroke. “I had to learn to walk again, and that was tough,” Neil, 64, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in a Friday, ...

"You need a posse, you need persistence and you need prayer." Vivian King was 49 years old when she suffered a massive stroke. "I was in neurological ICU for 10 days and the hospital for a total of 32 ...