Whether reeling from a sudden stroke or buckling under the sustained assault of Alzheimer’s, the brain becomes inflamed, leading to cognitive problems and even death. Scientists have known for many ...

Doctors performed a 10-hour hemispherotomy on a 6-year-old Southern California girl last month. Brianna Bodley suffered from regular seizures as a result of a rare, chronic inflammatory disease. The ...

A 6-year-old girl with a rare neurological disease recently underwent a 10-hour surgery in California where half of her brain was disconnected in an effort to help cure her. Brianna Bodley underwent a ...

A new study looked at the long-term effects of having a hemispherectomy, where the right or left half of the brain is surgically removed or disconnected. The procedure is done mainly in very young ...

A neurologist who encased his healthy right arm in a pink fiberglass cast for two weeks has shown how quickly the brain can change after an injury or illness. Daily scans of Dr. Nico Dosenbach's brain ...

A neurologist who encased his healthy right arm in a pink fiberglass cast for two weeks has shown how quickly the brain can change after an injury or illness. Daily scans of Dr. Nico Dosenbach's brain ...

A neurologist who wanted to know how the brain changes in response to a physical disability put his arm in a pink cast for two weeks to find out. A Scientist's Pink Cast Leads To Discovery About How ...