The federal government is looking for researchers who can, in 5 years, develop stem cell treatments to repair brain damage caused by stroke, neurodegeneration, and trauma. The Functional Repair of ...

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, on Thursday unveiled the Functional Repair of Neocortical Tissue (FRONT) ...

For decades, Alzheimer’s disease has been described as a one‑way street, a slow erosion of memory that could at best be delayed, not undone. A wave of animal studies is now challenging that assumption ...

Researchers have achieved what once sounded like science fiction: using engineered nanoparticles to restore brain function in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease. By repairing damaged blood vessels in ...

Epilepsy affects over 70 million people worldwide, and a significant portion of patients suffer from drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), where standard medications fail. Beyond the seizures themselves, ...

Some people suffer brain injuries and as a result have impaired decision making abilities. Well, imagine being able to restore brain function after a serious illness or traumatic injury. Researchers ...

A simple mineral deficiency might be behind one of medicine’s most devastating diseases. Groundbreaking research reveals that lithium deficiency could trigger Alzheimers disease, opening the door to ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine and Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) researchers will use a federal Department of Defense grant to better identify, prevent and treat brain injuries for ...