Posts Tagged ‘news’
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 Paul Stone On February 3rd, 2015
As the National Football League has become the lynchpin for the brain injury conversation in America, the blame for chronic neurodegenerative problems has been routinely placed on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy…
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By Paul Stone On January 30th, 2015
Researchers have been hunting for an objective tool that can help diagnose concussions and quantify the severity of brain injuries. According to a report published in the Journal of Neurosurgery,…
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By Paul Stone On January 14th, 2015
Despite huge efforts from the U.S. government and private sector, new research published in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests the Holy Grail in brain injury diagnosis may not be possible…
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By Paul Stone On January 6th, 2015
New research could lead to a large shift in how teens with mild traumatic brain injuries are treated, as a study has found extended rest provides little benefit in recovery.…
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By Paul Stone On December 22nd, 2014
A brain injury treatment program originally created to help military veterans with traumatic brain injury is being expanded to include retired professional football players. The Eisenhower Center’s “After the Impact”…
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By Paul Stone On December 16th, 2014
According to a new report published on-line in Journal of Neurosurgery, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have developed a new technology capable of identifying the location and impact of…
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By Paul Stone On December 13th, 2014
A new survey finds nearly 17 percent of adults in Ontario report having experienced a traumatic brain injury that left them unconscious for five minutes or required overnight hospitalization, according…
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By Paul Stone On December 2nd, 2014
Ohio State football player Kosta Karageorge was reported missing last week and was found dead Sunday of what police believe to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. While the suicide of…
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By Paul Stone On November 4th, 2014
Brain injury professionals have been highly critical of the latest proposed settlement between the NFL and the former players suffering from the debilitating after-effects of exposing themselves to repeated brain…
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