Imagine you’re strolling through a green garden, breathing in the fresh air, feeling the sun on your face and the breeze on your cheeks. As you stop to touch the soft petals of a rose, you see a ...

Every 40 seconds someone has a stroke. One out of six people will suffer a stroke in his lifetime. Strokes are the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Despite the gravity of the ...

At least 27.5 million Americans say they’ve struggled with a substance use issue at some point in their lives. Though 75 percent of people with addiction eventually recover, we still don’t have ...

Rehabilitation after a stroke requires "a sustained and coordinated effort" by a large team of professionals, and the best place to get that is an inpatient rehabilitation facility, according to a ...

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — A preliminary clinical study suggests that vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) as an aid to rehabilitation in stroke patients appears safe and feasible, with some signs of efficacy.

June marks Aphasia Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about aphasia, a language disorder that affects communication abilities following brain damage, often due to stroke. Aphasia ...

Irvine, California-based stroke rehabilitation startup Flint Rehab has received $1.72 million in additional grant funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human ...

A new stroke rehabilitation computer program employs sensors to recognize and count arm movements with 77% accuracy, its makers say. Once refined and further tested, they plan to offer the program ...

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Over 600 people have signed a petition to stop the closure of a stroke rehabilitation centre in the Black Country. Walsall ...

The world of at-home stroke rehabilitation is growing near, after the development of an EEG headset that connects the brain of stroke patients to powered exoskeletons for rehabilitation purposes. The ...