Alzheimer's Disease May Damage the Brain in Two Phases Oct. 15, 2024 — Alzheimer's disease may damage the brain in two distinct phases, based on new research using sophisticated brain mapping tools.

The catastrophic effects of brain damage can prove fatal in a short amount of time. The American Heart Association reports that more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United ...

Occupational therapist Moriah E. Kane, O.T., ATP, uses an electronic notebook to help a patient with a brain injury develop and refine writing skills to encourage interaction with the environment.

Leaders with Mercy Health Youngstown and Lifepoint Rehabilitation celebrated the grand opening of the new Mercy Health ...

A promise to provide specialized, intensive care to people in the Mahoning Valley who need it to regain functionality after ...

Overdose survivors may suffer from undetected brain damage and hypoxic brain injury caused by opioid-induced respiratory depression. Overdoses Can Affect the Brain Source: Peterschreibermedia ...

A promise to provide specialized, intensive care to people in the Mahoning Valley who need it to regain functionality after a ...

The Valley now has a new in-patient rehabilitation hospital. Mercy Health held a ribbon-cutting for the new facility, located ...

This was the emotional moment a dad-of-three who suffered life-changing brain damage in a hit and run began to walk again. Gary Burvill, 33, suffered a traumatic brain injury, leg fractures and ...

New Technique Could Help Treat Aggressive Brain Tumors July 17, 2024 — Burst sine wave electroporation was found to cause less damage to cells and tissue but more disruption to the blood-brain ...

In particular, research has found that prolonged exposure to polluted air increases the risk of stroke and causes lasting brain damage. Let's examine how this occurs and what can be done to ...

Many of them run over the surface of the skull, protected only by the muscles and tissues of the face. Head trauma occurs when there is an injury to the scalp, skull, or brain, like if you have a ...