Diabetes Drugs Could be Used as Brain Injury Treatments
Metformin is a widely used diabetes drug that you can find in a pharmacy distributor, particularly used to treat type 2 diabetes. However, recent experiments indicate that it could also…
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Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Cyclist Documents Ride to Recovery
Doug Markgraf has always loved cycling. It was initially attracted to the sense of independence it afforded him. It was that sense of independence that inspired him to move to…
ReadSoccer, Not the Safest Sport when looking at Head Injury
A recent study of 32 amateur soccer players is finding that soccer players who “headed” the ball 1,000 to 1,500 times a year exhibit abnormalities of the brain. While 1,000…
ReadProgram for Incarcerated Teens Addresses TBI
A Texas program for incarcerated adolescents has incorporated TBI screening and treatment to address impulsive behaviors and a lack of self-control. Through a grant, the study will provide assessment and…
ReadCan Nanotechnology Revolutionize Brain Injury Treatment Centers?
Last year, bioengineers at Harvard University identified the mechanism for diffuse axonal injury and explained why cerebral vasospasm is more common in blast-induced brain injuries than in brain injuries typically…
ReadTBI Rehab: Social Network Launched for People Affected by Life-Changing Events
For those who have endured a traumatic brain injury (TBI), finding a support group hasn’t always been easy. When Bernadette Coleman’s son, Michael Black, suffered a traumatic brain injury in…
ReadIt’s Not Just Football
With the recent NFL suicides and the focus on the exposure of football players and their exposure to multiple brain injuries, we need to remain mindful that there are other…
ReadMilitary Suicides Keeping Mounting
As of June 8, 2012, there have been 154 military suicides in 155 days. That’s 18% above the already astronomic rate of 2011 or 154 as compared to 130. What’s…
ReadTBI Rehab: The Courage to Come Back
Six years ago, Michael Coss was at the top of the world. The salesman had just received a promotion, and purchased a dream house to live in with his wife…
ReadAnother Football Death via Suicide, Possible TBI
Junior Seau’s suicide via a gunshot to his chest mirrors Dave Duerson’s death. Was Junior preserving his brain for study to determine if he had Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)?…
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