Football and Brain Damage: Who is Responsible?
The biggest paradox in dealing with the rising knowledge of football related traumatic brain injury is handling how to move the sport forward in a safe way. The reason football…
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Sports Injuries are Much More Common Than Reported
One of the biggest issues for sports teams is the failure to report injuries, especially if they aren’t physically debilitating. This is a big problem as we find out just…
ReadRepeated Head Trauma Is The Cause Of Newly Discovered Disease
Traumatic brain injury has become a major discussion over the past few years, as high profile deaths or injuries in the NFL and NHL have brought the topic to mainstream…
ReadMost TBI Patients Experience Vision Issues
Here’s an interesting statistic: 74 percent of patients with TBI have self-reported complaints with their vision, according to The Bayonet. The issues are wide ranging, from binocular vision dysfunction to…
ReadChildhood TBI May Be Connected To Antisocial Behavior
A new study finds that people who experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a child are more likely to participate in offensive or antisocial behavior as adults. There is…
ReadPentagon Establishes Brain Repository To Study TBI
According to USA Today reporter Gregg Zoroya, the Pentagon is taking a hands-on role in understanding the mysteries of traumatic brain injury. They have created a brain bank in a…
ReadFormer Radio Host Tries To Raise Awareness For TBI
With all the doctors speaking out about traumatic brain injury (TBI) research, it is easy to forget the people at the heart of the issue – the patients. That’s why…
ReadA Mother’s Story of Her Son’s Journey Back From TBI
There are plenty of stories out there of victims of traumatic brain injuries and their struggles to cope with their new found limits. Sadly, most aren’t quite success stories, but rather tales…
ReadResearchers Are Creating A Portable Device for TBI Diagnosis
A new device is being developed by researchers from Singapore and the United States to immediately diagnose traumatic brain injury. Today Online has announced that teams from Singapore’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME)…
ReadPopular Supplement Shows No Benefits in Tests
The road to a consistent brain injury treatment faces another setback after a major study has found that a supplement the U.S. military had hoped would help wounded troops offers…
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