Kai is a resilient child who survived premature birth and brain bleeds that caused cerebral palsy. His family tirelessly ...

For decades, women facing menopause have received conflicting advice about hormone therapy and brain health. Some studies suggested it could ward off dementia. Others warned it might increase the risk ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming part of our daily lives — people are using it for everything from drafting emails to planning meals to building exercise routines. But should it ever ...

Jason Mast is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the science behind new medicines and the systems and people that decide whether that science ever reaches patients. You can reach Jason ...

Zahinoor Ismail receives funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Gordie Howe CARES. Jasper Crockford receives funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Alberta SPOR ...

Imvax has shrugged off the failure of its phase 2b brain cancer trial to hit its primary endpoint, reporting evidence of improved overall survival (OS) and making a beeline for the FDA. The study ...

Every year, millions of lives are suddenly, swiftly transformed by a stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel traveling towards the brain becomes obstructed, causing neurons to die off. Strokes are ...

SEATTLE — Researchers have achieved the first demonstration in mice of using gene therapy to reverse hallmark symptoms of SYNGAP1-related disorder, a devastating condition affecting an estimated 1 ...

Scientists may have discovered the first therapy for Huntington’s disease, a brain disorder that until now has had no effective treatments. Researchers at the University of College London (UCL) ...