A stroke is a serious event that happens when the brain does not get enough blood. This can be caused by a blockage or by ...

Brain swelling in the days following a stroke caused by a brain bleed is linked to a higher risk of death and disability, a ...

After traumatic brain injury, craniectomy — a neurosurgical procedure in which part of the skull is removed — provides patients with better protection from death related to swelling of the brain than ...

Ischemic stroke is a major cause of death and disability, caused by a sudden loss of oxygen supply to the brain due to blocked blood vessels. Recanalization treatments such as intravenous thrombolysis ...

Malaria kills a child every minute. While medical researchers have successfully developed effective drugs to kill the malaria parasite, efforts to treat the effects of the disease have not been as ...