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• Brain stimulation may help with chronic pain

  August 27, 2012 3:21 PM

  Millions of Americans suffer from chronic pain. Now some doctors are trying brain stimulation to help. Some suffer from a nerve condition called Anesthesia Dolorosa, which basically feels like the constant stinging of bees. Some surgeons are now placing stimulation devices into patients' brains, kind of like those used... more »

• South Carolina hospital warns of rare brain disease

  July 31, 2012 12:26 PM

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Eleven patients who had brain surgery at a Greenville hospital are being warned they might have been exposed to a rare, fatal brain disease. A patient who had surgery in February at the Greenville Hospital System was later diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, potentially exposing the 11... more »

• New brain treatment center could help vets

  June 13, 2012 5:40 AM

  FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) - Military leaders are breaking ground at Fort Belvoir on an $11 million center to provide treatment for traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress. The facility will be a satellite center to an even larger treatment facility that opened in 2010 in Bethesda, Md., called the... more »

• Pueblo baby with brain injuries has died

  November 21, 2011 1:25 PM

  A Pueblo baby who suffered serious injuries to his brain has died. "The baby was taken off life support last night at 8:30," said Deputy Chief Andrew McLachlan, Pueblo Police Department. The baby was originally taken to Parkview Medical Center on Friday with a brain injury. Officers say he... more »

• Pueblo baby on life support due to brain injuries

  November 20, 2011 8:35 PM

  Pueblo police are investigating how a baby suffered serious brain injuries. The 5-month-old baby was taken to Parkview Hospital Friday. Police say he was not breathing, but medical officials did not see any obvious signs of injury. The baby boy was then taken in helicopter to Denver Children's... more »

• Giffords sits up, moves arms and legs

  January 13, 2011 1:19 PM

  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Doctors say Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is moving both legs and both arms, has opened both eyes and is responding to friends and family. With a crowd of friends and family around her bed, Giffords opened her left eye on Wednesday and tried to look around.... more »

• Docs say hard to predict brain damage in Giffords

  January 9, 2011 2:54 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Doctors say they are optimistic about Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' odds. But it can take weeks to months to learn the level of brain damage she might suffer from the gunshot blast to the head on Saturday. Dr. Peter Rhee, a trauma surgeon in Tucson where she... more »

• Baby born without brain brain turns 2

  December 8, 2010 12:11 AM

  Last year we introduced you to baby Nicholas Coke. This miracle baby was born with out a brain, just a brain stem. Doctors said he would die just a few hours after birth, yet he made it an entire year. On Tuesday, he still defies science as he celebrates birthday... more »

• Walk away from the threat of dementia

  October 14, 2010 11:21 AM

  What do the cards hold for our brains as we age? Like any other muscle in the body you've got to use it so you don't lose it, but new research suggests a proper workout for the mind doesn't necessarily involve crossword puzzles. It could be as simple... more »

• Colorado man gets 40 years for infant son's death

  July 22, 2010 8:30 AM

  A Colorado man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the death of his 4-month-old baby, who had a skull fracture, bruising and bite marks on his face. Twenty-seven-year-old Benjamin Koller of Lafayette wept at his sentencing Wednesday during a slide show of his son, Jack. ... more »

• Former child star Gary Coleman dies in Utah

  May 28, 2010 2:53 PM

  Former child TV star Gary Coleman died Friday at a Utah hospital after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage at his home. He was 42 years old. Coleman suffered the hemorrhage Wednesday at his Santaquin home, 55 miles south of Salt Lake City. He was admitted to the Utah Valley Regional... more »

• Bret Michaels remains in intensive care

  April 26, 2010 9:07 AM

  Bret Michaels remains in intensive care after suffering a brain hemorrhage, but further testing is scheduled to help locate the source of the bleeding. The 47-year-old rocker's website says a report from doctors is expected this week. It didn't say where Michaels is hospitalized. The post adds: "Please remember Bret... more »

• Report: Bret Michaels hospitalized with hemmorhage

  April 24, 2010 9:20 AM

  Bret Michaels is in critical condition suffering from a brain hemmorhage. Michael's publicist, Joann Mignano, confirmed a report on People magazine's website Friday that said Michaels was rushed to intensive care late Thursday following a severe headache, and that doctors discovered bleeding at the base of his brain stem. Mignano... more »

• New research shows promise in limiting stroke damage

  March 19, 2010 3:55 PM

  Researchers at Vanderbilt University say they are zeroing in on the most effective ways of treating life threatening strokes. Doctors have several options when it comes to treating ischemic strokes, caused by blockages in a vessel in or leading to the brain. Using brain imaging equipment, researchers looked... more »

• Nicotine builds up slowly in the brain

  March 8, 2010 5:01 PM

  Nicotine builds up gradually in smokers' brains rather than spiking after each puff, according to a study that might help point to new ways to help people quit smoking. Dr. Jed E. Rose of Duke University reports in Monday's online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences... more »

• Insomnia may shrink your brain

  March 2, 2010 4:24 PM

  Skipping sleep to catch up on the rest of your life? Lying awake worrying about stuff? You could be doing long-term damage to your brain. In research conducted by the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, researchers found that chronic insomnia leads to lower gray matter density, which compromises people's abilities... more »

• Toddler recovering after chopstick pierces brain

  January 7, 2010 12:06 PM

  A 14-month-old boy in China is recovering after doctors removed a chopstick from his brain that accidentally poked up through his nose, a spokesman for the local hospital said Thursday. The toddler, Li Jingchao, from the eastern province of Shandong, is undergoing treatment at Bo Ai Hospital in Beijing... more »

• Pueblo man beats cancer, now works in White House

  December 22, 2009 3:48 PM

  A young man in Pueblo is spreading hope to cancer patients. Aaron Gutierrez, 24, was diagnosed with brain cancer his freshmen year at Colorado College. But with faith and determination he's fought the cancer and is now working at the White House in Washington D.C. At the age of 20,... more »

• Report: 35 million-plus worldwide have dementia

  September 21, 2009 8:54 AM

  A new report suggests more than 35 million people around the world are living with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia. The World Alzheimer Report is the most in-depth attempt yet to assess the brain-destroying illness -- and it's an ominous forecast as the population grays. The new count... more »

• NFL players promise brains to concussion research

  September 14, 2009 12:10 PM

  Three active NFL players are joining former players in agreeing to donate their brains after death to a Boston University medical school program that studies sports brain injuries. The donations by Mark Birk of the Baltimore Ravens, Lofa Tatupu of the Seattle Seahawks and Sean Morey of the Arizona Cardinals... more »