What is Happening in Your Brain Following a Concussion?
There are few in this country that aren’t aware of the vague concept of concussions. Whether they think of concussions as “getting knocked silly” or as a brain injury that…
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Study Finds Brain Plaques Associated With Alzheimer’s In TBI Patients
Researchers from the University of Cambridge, England, have found that patients with traumatic brain injury had increased deposits of β-Amyloid (Aβ) plaques, traditionally associated with Alzheimer’s Disease, in some areas…
ReadBrainline Interviews Ron Broughton: Loss of identity after TBI
Brainline.org is a resource, a place of support and information, for anyone who deals with brain injury from the individuals with brain injury to their families as well as professionals…
ReadArizona High School Football Player Dies From Brain Injury
A high school football player from Arizona died Monday night, days after suffering a severe brain injury during a game. The Hopi High School football running back Charles Youvella was…
ReadJournalists Explore Concussion Culture Within MMA
No matter how you feel about it, just about everyone in the US has an opinion on mixed martial arts, better known as MMA. The fighting sport has risen to…
ReadBrain Injury Incognito: Another Lesson in Silent Epidemics from the NFL
Here we are just past the halfway point of the 2013 National Football League (NFL) season, and with it comes another lesson in “Silent Epidemics”. This time though, through the…
ReadRiddell Unveils New System To Improve Concussion Management
Riddell’s helmets have taken a beating over the past couple years, and not just in the literal sense. Riddell has been implicated in every huge football-related concussion lawsuit in recent…
ReadLongboarding Is More Likely To Cause Brain Injuries Than Skateboarding
If you ask the average person whether skateboarding or longboarding is safer, most will answer “longboarding” or “what is a longboard?” Of course, for those who aren’t initiated, longboards are…
ReadIncreased Survival Rates for TBI Patients Causes Donor Organ Shortage
Recent studies have shown that the advancements in traumatic brain injury treatment over the past decade have allowed more people to survive traumatic brain injuries. While this is good news…
ReadReturning to School Too Soon May Hurt Young Concussion Patients
Schools across the country are only now beginning to institute concussion policies which pull young athletes from competition and practice when they have a brain injury, but that might not…
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