Debra Meyerson was hiking near Lake Tahoe 15 months ago when a stroke destroyed part of the left side of her brain, leaving her literally speechless. It happens to more than 150,000 Americans a year.

Stroke victims who can no longer speak may now be able to regain their ability to communicate through singing, according to a recent Harvard Medical School study. HMS professor Gottfried Schlaug and ...

STROKE STATS: According to the American Heart Association, about 700,000 Americans suffer a stroke every year. That means, every 45 seconds, someone has a stroke in this country. More than 60 percent ...

The children and youth that Laurel Fontaine volunteers with at her North Attleboro church adore her. And who wouldn't? She's got a lot to say, she has a beautiful smile and a great sense of humor, and ...

Comfortable retirement living in sunny California abruptly came to an end for Lynn Huntington in December 2005 when her retired civil- engineer husband, Don, now 72, had a massive stroke. Like 20 ...

Stroke patients who struggle to communicate may regain their abilities by singing in a choir, a new study suggests. Music therapy is not a new concept, but the use of singing – particularly choral ...

Maintaining good rhythm isn't limited to the musically inclined. In fact, a new study suggests such cadence may help stroke patients learn to speak again. After sustaining a head injury or stroke, ...

Imagine waking up one day, unable to speak. It’s a devastating disorder. But thanks to music, those suffering the loss of language are now seeing relief. “She’s fluent in two languages, Spanish and ...

Emily Bachert plays guitar during a music therapy session with Bob Lominska. Lominska's wife, Joy Lominska, is at left. Soft southern light pours through the window as Bob Lominska sits at one end of ...

Things just didn’t smell right to Allison Woyiwada and this wasn’t just a passing odour, it was the disgusting, intense stink of garbage. The smell filled her nose when no one else could detect it, so ...

Comfortable retirement living in sunny California abruptly came to an end for Lynn Huntington in December 2005 when her retired civil- engineer husband, Don, now 72, had a massive stroke. Like 20 ...