Brain damage

Losing the PTSD war: Israeli soldiers are dying off the battlefield

Since the Israel-Hamas War began in October 2023, nearly 50 IDF soldiers – most of them suffering from PTSD – have taken their own lives.

IDF soldiers operate in Beit Hanun.
 An Israeli soldier wounded in the ground invasion in Gaza, is brought to Shaarei Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem, December 29, 2023.

Moved 'like a sack of potatoes': Mothers of soldiers slam hospitals for medical neglect

 A PARTICIPANT in the experiment of the speech neuroprosthesis (speech brain-computer interface) is completely silent, with his mouth closed, imagining saying a syllable. The laptop ‘says’ the syllable for him

Tel Aviv researchers enable artificial speech for paralyzed patients using thought power

Characteristics associated with a case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection due to Naegleria fowleri parasites, a brain-eating amoeba.

Israeli man hospitalized after being infected by rare brain-eating amoeba


Aphasia: Awareness of an invisible disability as a survival guide - opinion

“One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through, and it will be someone else’s survival guide.”

THE WRITER and her husband.

Do you try not to sneeze? Disturbing reasons why you must stop

Doctors are asking the public to stop this dangerous habit as it can cause permanent damage to the nose, ears, lungs and even the brain.

 Sneezing

COVID-19 may increase chances of mental health and neurological conditions

People who were diagnosed with COVID-19 had a 34% increased chance to be diagnosed with a neurological or mental health disorder within six months after contracting the virus.

Mayanei Hayeshua Medical team treat a patient with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the coronavirus unit, in Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel, April 13, 2020

Scientists create nanoparticle to bypass BBB, treat brain diseases

The BBB is one of the biggest obstacles in treating neurodegenerative diseases.

An image of the human brain

Kindergarten principal indicted for leaving baby in hot car, cover-up

After realizing the baby was in the car, the two prevented him from receiving medical care for over 2 hours.

View of the Gan Nayot kindergarten in Jerusalem as they return to kindergarden on May 10, 2020

Coronavirus likely to target the brain as well as lungs

The new study has found that, among some patients, the virus uses the brain as a fertile breeding ground in which to replicate itself.

Brain scan (illustrative)

Even minor brain injuries have hidden long-term effects - new research

The research also sheds light on traumatic brain injuries.

Illustrative image of an EEG test to measure electrical activity of the brain being performed.

Young brains, old brains: Memory, thinking and aging

Do seniors feel fine? A major issue is how well our brains function.

Dr. Gerry Leisman, a leading neuroscientist affiliated with Haifa University

Serious brain disorders found in mild, recovering COVID-19 patients

The neurological symptoms reported in the 43 patients included confusion, psychosis, seizures, hallucinations, delusions, necrosis, deteriorating vision and strokes, among other symptoms.

Sheba Medical Center team at the Coronavirus isolation ward of Sheba Medical Center unit, in Ramat Gan, June 30, 2020.

3-week-old baby hospitalized with brain infection after brit gone wrong

Evidence of newborn herpes infections accompanied by brain infections and their connection to the 'oral suction' in circumcisions have been widely described in medical history for the past 200 years.

Baby crying [Illustrative]