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By Paul Stone On September 28th, 2018
A team of researchers at Rutgers University says it has found a potential new mechanism that could drive the development of Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury which may upend how we understand both conditions. The most popular understanding of Alzheimer’s disease indicates that the condition is brought about by an accumulation of a…
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By Michael Mason On July 12th, 2018
Craig Phillips is a 61 year-old survivor of a brain injury and has done a tremendous amount to document his personal journey. He writes to let us know that: “Over the course of the past 21 years, I have practiced repetitive mirrored movements by engaging the right and left sides of my body. In the…
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By Michael Mason On April 26th, 2018
Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA, is a 50 year survivor of brain injury and produces the Second Chance to Live website. Recently, he offered us the following: “Living life with a brain injury can be confusing and baffling, both for those who love us and for ourselves. In the process, we may find that we…
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By Rolf Gainer On April 5th, 2018
Steven Schmitz played football for Notre Dame from 1974 to 1978. In 2014, the Cleveland Clinic diagnosed Mr. Schmitz with CTE and he died in 2015. Schmitz and his wife, Yvette, brought suit against the University of Notre Dame and the NCAA in 2014 for their failure to protect their former player from brain injuries.…
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By Rolf Gainer On April 5th, 2018
The NRI blog, traumaticbraininjury.net, has been selected as a top brain injury blog by Healthline for 2017. This is the second year in a row that traumaticbraininjury.net has received that distinction. Our philosophy is to provide our readers with timely and relevant information about brain injury, rehabilitation and people living with a brain injury disability.…
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