Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is a degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive head trauma. Here's how it affects the brain and who is most at risk.

Because it can only be diagnosed with an autopsy, the neurodegenerative disease is difficult to pin in cases of professional ...

Findings indicate rising microplastic concentrations in human brains and organs, urging deeper investigation into their ...

The guide offers tools to improve communication, pain management and caregiver burden for Black patients with illnesses like cancer and heart failure. Interventions can be implemented in ...

The study is published in the journal Nursing Research. "It's particularly concerning because seven out of 10 Black patients are hospitalized in Black-serving hospitals, so there's really a ...

A few companies are in clinicals with novel approaches to heal an initial brain injury or minimize secondary damage. Slow progress may be more related to investors’ misperceptions of the topic than ...

A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who have suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says. Stroke victims with brain bleeds have nearly seven times higher blood ...

The fourth floor of the long-term-care hospital where I sometimes work houses patients with severe brain injuries. When I am called there to consult, I always hesitate before entering the room.

TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Black people with obesity are less likely to get weight-loss surgery than others. Black people are just as likely to discuss the procedure with their ...

Here’s how it works. A new therapy for the most aggressive type of brain cancer can extend patients' survival while cutting the length of treatment. The cancer, glioblastoma, is fast-moving and ...