The term “nervous breakdown” is no longer used—“mental-health crisis” is the nomenclature du jour—but I think I had one two years ago. My journey into the psychological night was precipitated by a ...

If you've ever felt stuck in old pain, these trauma-healing methods could finally move you forward. Trauma doesn't just leave scars on the heart; it leaves what some experts call a "brain wound." When ...

One of the key symptoms of major depressive disorder is anhedonia, or the inability to feel pleasure. Anhedonia is particularly difficult to treat with traditional pharmaco- or psychotherapies. One ...

Imagine your brain as a bustling city with millions of interconnected highways carrying information at lightning speed. Now picture what happens when a major earthquake hits, destroying some of those ...

What if healing the brain after traumatic injury starts in the gut? In a new study published in Nature Communications Biology , Houston Methodist researchers led by Sonia Villapol, Ph.D., found that ...

Healing from any injury involves a delicate balance between scarring and inflammation — two processes that can wreak havoc as well as make repairs. When the injury is to the brain, the balance is that ...

Stroke recovery represents one of the most challenging yet hopeful journeys in medicine. While the brain damage from a stroke cannot be reversed, the remarkable ability of the human brain to rewire ...

Stop activities immediately – lay down and rest. Seek medical attention if you experience a loss of consciousness, or your symptoms do not improve. Do not go back to sport or activity until your ...

Not long ago, a stroke or traumatic brain injury meant learning to live with permanent loss. Today, it means something very different: a real chance at regaining movement, speech, memory — and hope.

Healing from any injury involves a delicate balance between scarring and inflammation—two processes that can wreak havoc as well as make repairs. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...