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By Paul Stone On February 26th, 2015
Johns Hopkins researchers claim to have found significant evidence to link specific memory deficits found in former NFL players with accumulated brain damage using an assortment of imaging and cognitive…
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By Paul Stone On February 23rd, 2015
New research from University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for BrainHealth finds that individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience significantly more difficulty with gist reasoning than traditional cognitive tests,…
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By Paul Stone On February 20th, 2015
On Wednesday, the Big 12 announced new expanded rules for diagnosing and managing concussions for student-athletes. The policy was approved by the Big 12 Board of Directors, and was “developed…
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By Rolf Gainer On February 19th, 2015
Multiple concussions affected Steve Montador, a former NHL player, who was found dead at his Ontario home. Montador, although not known as an enforcer like Derek Boogaard another NHL player…
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By jasonmaddox On February 18th, 2015
Written by Daniel Bax I am dedicated every single day to achieving my goal to cycle across Canada to show the world that survival from brain injury is possible. In…
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By Paul Stone On February 17th, 2015
While the governing bodies for sports leagues like the NFL and the NCAA are being regularly criticized for dragging their feet on concussion safety, many of the actual teams are…
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By Paul Stone On February 13th, 2015
The United States hit a big milestone in health and safety once all 50 states enacted youth-concussion laws, but many states around the country are taking a progressive stance by…
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By Paul Stone On February 10th, 2015
The wide variety of ways traumatic brain injury impairs and holds back those who have been injured are well-documented, but new research shows TBI can also have a distinct impact…
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By jasonmaddox On February 6th, 2015
The start of the 2015 Conference Season will take staff members from Brookhaven Hospital and the Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute throughout the United States and into Canada. On February 6 and 7 the…
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By Paul Stone On February 5th, 2015
Researchers have associated accumulated brain damage from years in the NFL with memory and cognition problems later in life, but researchers at Johns Hopkins have found the first evidence to…
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