Women are more than twice as likely as men to develop stress-related conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ...

Silence can feel unbearable for people with trauma histories. Background noise helps regulate their nervous system and ...

From football fields to military training grounds, head injuries are leaving lasting marks on the brain in ways we're only ...

Traumatic events actually cause distinct behaviors in the brain. Recalling a traumatic episode can make your brain think you are reliving it. The trauma response stems from your brain’s evolved ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

Lacey W. Heinsberg receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. Amery Treble-Barna receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. A newly discovered biological signal in the ...

When Scott Edgell was discharged from the military after a service-related head injury at age 20, he thought he would resume ...

A traumatic brain injury can change a person’s life in ways that aren’t always visible. You may look “fine” from the outside, but struggle with headaches, memory problems, mood shifts, dizziness, or ...

When a person suffers a stroke, physicians must restore blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible to save their life.