US News: Spirituality helps stroke survivors
UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute director discusses benefit of spirituality for stroke recovery
New research suggests that people who are spiritual may be able to better deal with stroke-related disability.
Joseph Broderick, MD, professor in the UC College of Medicine, director of the UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute and UC Health neurologist, is an American Heart Association spokesman who is familiar with the findings.
"Spirituality can be in the context of a religious experience, especially in terms of community, but spirituality is more about how you're connected to the world and to something larger than yourself," he says.
Read the full US News & World Report story.
Other coverage by:
Featured photo of Joseph Broderick, MD, by Dan Davenport.
Related Stories
UC Board of Trustees approves $12 million for building design phase for new welcome gateway
March 13, 2026
The UC Board of Trustees approved $12 million at its Feb. 24 meeting for the design phase of a new Welcome Gateway Building for Uptown campus.
Dual-arm robot stabilizes satellite for repairs in space
March 13, 2026
Interesting Engineering highlights an aerospace engineering research project examining novel ways to keep repair robots oriented in space.
Scientists discover how snakes stand upright without limbs
March 12, 2026
Earth.com highlights a study co-authored by UC Professor Bruce Jayne, an expert in snake locomotion, about how snakes stand upright without arms or legs.