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Newswatch 16's Kerry Kearns talked to a neurosurgeon at UPMC about the connection between the brain and spinal cord and when ...

A seemingly harmless symptom could be an early warning sign of a stroke. Strokes are one of the leading causes of death and ...

Currently, there has been a rise in the number of younger individuals affected by strokes who are able to receive timely treatment within four hours after onset. This is attributed to an increased ...

A stroke is when blood flow to the brain is blocked and cut off (or, more rarely, a blood vessel inside the brain bursts), ...

A father faces charges of tampering with evidence in the death of his 2-year-old son. Brett Bissett has been charged with ...

It's only during the last few decades that neuroglia, a diverse group of cells found in the brain that perform a variety of ...

Michael Mager of Precision Neuroscience, a brain implant startup rival to Elon Musk's Neuralink, sounds off on the future of ...

A study of Gila monster venom helped start the revolution in weight-loss drugs. But scientists think that’s just the ...

"A stroke is an injury to the brain that's caused by a problem in a blood vessel. And that can either be from a blood vessel being clogged — so not enough blood flow gets to a part of the brain and ...

Covid-19 can also lead to blood clots that obstruct the kidneys' tiny blood vessels, impeding their ability to filter waste ...

The majority of strokes could be prevented, according to new guidelines aimed at helping people and their doctors do just that. Stroke was the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2023, ...