After administering clot-busting drugs to treat a stroke, using blood pressure cuffs to squeeze each arm might aid recovery, a new, small Chinese study suggests.

There’s a reason why parents insist that kids wear helmets while riding bikes or scooters, and why many have become more hesitant before signing them up for Pee Wee football. We’ve learned a lot about concussions in recent years and, as parents, we’d really rather our children not experience head injuries.

Researchers at Yale and elsewhere previously identified a host of genetic risk factors that help explain why some veterans are especially susceptible to the debilitating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi research project (BASIC) is the only major study of stroke in Mexican Americans, the largest segment of the nation's Hispanic population. 

Michael Akpata says it's important to talk about trauma to help ease the burden

When was the last time you felt the comforting touch of a loved one? Positive attitudes towards touch are linked with greater well-being and lower levels of loneliness, according to a new global study called The Touch Test, which took place mostly before the UK was in lockdown. Claudia Hammond looks at the results and asks how our need for touch has changed because of the pandemic.

Helen was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury in November 2012. Her TBI changed her more than physically. She developed acute anxiety, balance issues, a loss of self-confidence, and more. Thanks to a friend, though, she found her way to running and it has had a positive impact on her body and her life.

COVID-19 is having an impact on our mental health, which can interfere with our work. That makes it an employer's problem, too. While talking more openly and providing employee resources about mental health can help destigmatized issues, it's still a tough conversation to have with your boss.

It’s important to talk about mental health and the more budget-friendly treatment options that exist out there right now. If you are uninsured, or if your healthcare plan doesn’t include mental healthcare coverage, here are some other options to look for.

A promotional video posted by the N.H.L. that glorified pain showed a disturbing embrace of violence by the league. The post has since been deleted.