After traumatic brain injury (TBI), some patients may recover completely, while others retain severe disabilities. Accurately evaluating prognosis is challenging in patients on life-sustaining thery.

A new study led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine clinical scientists and UPMC neurosurgeons challenges ...

After traumatic brain injury (TBI), some patients may recover completely, while others retain severe disabilities. Accurately evaluating prognosis is challenging in patients on life-sustaining therapy ...

When Gabe Brown woke from a coma last January at UPMC Mercy hospital, he could do little more than tilt his head and shift ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh discovered a promising new biomarker of "complicated" mild to severe pediatric traumatic brain injury, or TBI.

Researchers from the University of Georgia found a new drug that may boost the brain's ability to heal itself after injury. The discovery could lead to significant advances in treating traumatic brain ...

Diabetes was associated with reduced global cognition 2 weeks after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and less improvement in processing speed throughout the first year post-TBI compared to not having ...

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This post was co-authored by Dr. Ruth Lanius, Lauren Rudolph, and Dr. Breanne Kearney. Trauma is an insult to the senses, leaving a lasting impact: It affects what we see, hear, and feel, and how we ...

New nanomaterial passes the blood-brain barrier to reduce damaging inflammation after the most common form of stroke. When ...

A decade after his 2016 injury, Nick Blackwell reveals the daily physical and mental struggles he still battles today.