If trauma isn’t the event, the memory, or the reaction, what is it? Here's a clearer, more hopeful way to understand healing.

Mathematical modelling has emerged as a critical tool in understanding the complex interplay of inflammatory responses following trauma. By integrating data‐driven strategies with mechanistic ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex mental health condition that results from exposure to life-threatening or injurious events. The characteristic symptoms of PTSD include intrusive ...

Striking new research proposes taking a common anti-inflammatory drug soon after experiencing a traumatic event could help people forget upsetting memories and reduce their risk of developing ...

The research shows for the first time that this compound, which consists of four amino acids, can produce therapeutic effects in brain injuries on its own, without requiring the administration of any ...

Medically reviewed by Eva Umoh Asomugha, M.D. Myelopathy refers to a cluster of symptoms that result from spinal cord compression. This can occur when the spinal cord becomes compressed either by ...

A drug called disulfiram (DSF), which is used to prevent alcohol abuse, may also help to interrupt the runaway cell death and inflammation that is triggered by severe trauma, according to the results ...

Supplements marketed to fight inflammation are everywhere. Do they actually work? Experts discuss the potential benefits and ...