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Vanderbilt researchers are testing whether fresh frozen plasma can protect brain cells and reduce swelling after traumatic brain injuries. If successful, it would be the first targeted TBI treatment in decades for the 2 million Americans who suffer these injuries each year.
Scientists at Tel Aviv University developed a simple injection that helped paralyzed animals regain up to 80% of their movement within two months. The treatment works by removing harmful chemicals from the body right after injury strikes.
A high school football player collapsed on the sideline and fell into a coma with a traumatic brain injury. He met another brain injury patient during treatment, and now they're engaged to be married. #
Scientists discovered that brain support cells located far from spinal cord injuries send signals that help clean up damage and promote healing. This breakthrough could lead to new treatments for paralysis, stroke, and multiple sclerosis.
Researchers in Australia say they're closing in on a treatment for traumatic brain injury that doctors once thought impossible to develop. The breakthrough could reach patients within five years.
A groundbreaking treatment for brain injuries in newborns just secured $40 million to complete clinical trials, offering hope where no approved drugs currently exist. The therapy targets HIE, a condition that affects 1.2 million babies worldwide each year.
Scientists helped pigs with completely severed spinal cords walk again using a groundbreaking therapy that reconnects damaged nerves. The breakthrough could offer new hope for the 15 million people worldwide living with spinal cord injuries.
Scientists at Northwestern University created the most advanced lab-grown human spinal cord organoids to test a breakthrough paralysis treatment, and the results mirror their successful animal studies. The therapy, called "dancing molecules," significantly reduced scar tissue and regrew nerve connections in injured human tissue.
Scientists at Northwestern University created the most advanced lab-grown human spinal cord model yet, and it's already showing promising results for a breakthrough therapy that could help paralyzed patients walk again. The "dancing molecules" treatment reduced scarring and sparked nerve growth in injured tissue.
UK researchers found that tocilizumab, a common arthritis medication, helped people with depression who didn't respond to standard antidepressants. The breakthrough could offer hope to millions struggling with treatment-resistant depression.
A new UCLA study shows an intensive five-day magnetic brain stimulation protocol works as well as the traditional six-week treatment for depression. This breakthrough could help thousands of patients who struggle to commit to months of clinic visits.
Four promising new treatments could reach patients this spring, offering fresh hope for people battling hard-to-treat conditions. From the first-ever medication for a chronic liver infection to an at-home Alzheimer's treatment, these therapies represent real progress for patients who've been waiting.
Five years after a traumatic brain injury left her with memory loss and emotional struggles, Tracy Meyers discovered an AI program that transformed her recovery. Now she's sharing her journey to help other survivors find hope.
Laura Moore was thrown from a four-wheeler at 16, suffering severe brain damage that doctors struggled to stabilize. Twenty-three years later, she's thriving and leading Kansas's charge to support brain injury survivors.
A Shanghai neurologist discovered a potential Alzheimer's therapy after his 90-year-old mother improved cognitively following ultrasound treatment for a different condition. His trial now tests high-intensity focused ultrasound as a standalone treatment, a promising departure from mainstream research.
A groundbreaking study will use advanced imaging to personalize cancer treatment, potentially cutting unnecessary therapy while helping more patients access care. The collaboration could transform how doctors decide when prostate cancer patients have received enough treatment.
For the first time in decades, Americans with treatment-resistant depression have two powerful new options that work differently than anything before. Clinical trials show these breakthrough treatments are helping patients who've struggled for years finally find relief.
UK scientists created a simple blood test that tells doctors whether breast cancer treatment will work before therapy even begins. The breakthrough could spare patients from months of ineffective drugs and help them find treatments that actually work.
Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia now have a new treatment option that doesn't require chemotherapy and allows time off from treatment. The FDA approved the first all-oral, fixed-duration therapy for this common adult leukemia.
Scientists have enrolled the first patient in a groundbreaking trial to find effective treatments for the deadly Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The trial brings hope to a region where more than 1,400 people have been infected since May, with currently no approved treatments available.
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