Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Traumatic events actually cause distinct behaviors in the brain. Recalling a traumatic episode can make your brain think you are reliving it. The ...

With nearly a third of former NFL players believing they have brain damage and many battling suicidal thoughts, it's clear the game is exacting a deadly toll. Despite helmet improvements, football ...

Researchers discovered distinct molecular differences in how the brain processes directly experienced versus witnessed trauma -- a finding that could lead to more targeted treatments for PTSD. For ...

Currently, the first-choice treatment for PTSD is exposure-based psychotherapy, where therapists help rewire the emotions associated with the traumatic memory in the patient's brain, shifting from ...

The medical consequences of traumatic brain injuries are well-studied and affect millions of Americans every year. But one of the brain's complexities is less explored: how much force from a car crash ...

The brain's waste-clearing system significantly declines in function with repeated head impacts, according to a new study of cognitively impaired professional boxers and mixed martial arts fighters.

There’s a reason April Beaton has a 6-foot white beanbag in the living room and not a coffee table; a reason her 5-year-old son’s bedroom is kept bare. There’s a reason she keeps a stack of printouts ...

The actress revealed her supplements in an Instagram video on Sunday, Jan. 25 ...