Students Begin Four Year Study of TBI in Extreme Sports
The dangerous nature of extreme sports is one of the big draws for the thrill seekers that excel at them, but it also interests researchers who are hoping to understand…
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Diagnosing and Managing Traumatic Brain Injury With Video Games?
Almost all of us know what it is like to get caught up playing addicting games that are available for every type of smartphone available. We (rightly) assume that most…
ReadFormer Boxer Shows Young Athletes The Results of Untreated TBI
We’ve made great strides in improving our understandings of traumatic brain injury and educating many about the effects of an untreated concussion. Almost every athlete in America has to sit…
ReadADHD May Be Related To Longer-Lasting Brain Injury
According to a recent study, children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are much more likely to develop a moderate disability or more significant symptoms following traumatic brain injury. Senior author…
ReadA Properly Worn Helmet Is Key To Preventing Brain Injury
Now that summer is really here, it’s hard to go very far in a city without seeing a person riding their bike. Some are on their way to work and…
ReadDiagnostic Indicators for Traumatic Brain Injury
In November of 2011, Dr. Linda Papa, an emergency medicine physician, published a study she completed on utilizing lab testing to screen patients for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Dr. Papa…
ReadSensors Are a Good Brain Injury Tool, But They Aren’t Perfect
The New York Times published an article last Sunday profiling two new sensors that can help detect high impact hits to the head in athletes. It is one of many…
ReadTwo Brain Biomarkers May Be The Best TBI Indicators
Ever since the first studies started coming out suggesting that biomarkers in the blood may be an effective indicator of traumatic brain injury, researchers have been rushing to collect data…
ReadWhy Isn’t The MLB Protecting Pitchers From Brain Injury
When you think of baseball, most people don’t think about brain injuries. With high profile more violent sports like hockey and football, baseball seems incredibly innocent and peaceful, aside from…
ReadMilitary Establishes One Of The First Brain Tissue Repositories For Studies
In continuing the efforts to treat the huge number of soldiers who have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq with traumatic brain injury, the U.S. military has created one of the…
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