In a clinical trial conducted among adults in 11 hospitals, researchers have shown that a hand-held EEG device approved in 2016 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that is commercially available can quickly and with ...
Apr 6, 2017
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The thin, flexible sheath that protects and insulates our optic nerve is also a window into whether we've had a head injury.
Mar 14, 2017
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Former NFL players who had repeated head injuries may not have significant problems with motor functions later in life, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's ...
Feb 19, 2017
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Eight high-school football teams from across Canada and the U.S. whose players used Shield-X, a helmet decal designed to reduce sharp twisting during impact, collectively reported 31 per cent fewer concussions. They were ...
Jan 30, 2017
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Children with persistent postconcussion symptoms reported lower overall, physical, emotional, social and school quality of life for at least 12 weeks after concussion than children whose concussion symptoms resolved more ...
Oct 24, 2016
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Craniectomy – a surgical procedure in which part of the skull is removed to relieve brain swelling – significantly reduces the risk of death following traumatic brain injury, an international study led by the University ...
Sep 8, 2016
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Abusive head injury, sometimes referred to as shaken baby syndrome or non-accidental trauma (NAT), is the third leading cause of head injuries in small children in the US. For children under the age of 1 year, it is the cause ...
Jul 12, 2016
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Enhancing sleep after a head injury may help prevent some damage to brain cells, according to a study in rats published March 23 in The Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers at University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland found ...
Mar 22, 2016
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Paid parental leave is linked to a lower rate of kids' admission to hospital for head injury, finds research published in the journal Injury Prevention.
Feb 25, 2016
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A new report by University of Kentucky researcher Linda Van Eldik, PhD, describes an experimental drug candidate that may aid patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Feb 18, 2016
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