Neuroscience
Brain condition CTE seen in H.S. football players: study
(HealthDay)—Crippling brain injury from football can start early, even among high school players, a new study suggests.
Feb 21, 2019
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Traumatic Brain Injury
Health
How bicycle crash inspired doctor to launch startup
For Itay Bengad, a bicycle crash several years ago that left a friend with a broken spine, a concussion and other injuries sparked an idea.
Jan 31, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health disorders common following mild head injury
A new study reveals that approximately 1 in 5 individuals may experience mental health symptoms up to six months after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), suggesting the importance of follow-up care for these patients. Scientists ...
Jan 30, 2019
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Neuroscience
Researchers create road map of care for children with severe head trauma
Severe traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability in children leaving 61 percent of survivors with a lifelong disability, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the ...
Jan 24, 2019
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Neuroscience
How concussions may lead to epilepsy
Researchers have identified a cellular response to repeated concussions that may contribute to seizures in mice like those observed following traumatic brain injury in humans. The study, published in JNeurosci, establishes ...
Jan 21, 2019
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Neuroscience
Brightlamp launches smartphone app that can rapidly monitor the brain for signs of concussion
The Brain Injury Research Institute reports that high school athletes who sustain a concussion are three times more likely to sustain a second concussion, and a lack of proper diagnosis and management of concussion may result ...
Jan 17, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Stroke drug may also prevent Alzheimer's disease, study says
Researchers from the University of Southern California have discovered that a drug currently being developed to treat stroke patients could also prevent Alzheimer's disease. The study, which will be published January 15 in ...
Jan 15, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
One type of brain cell may invite Alzheimer's
Better tactics for detecting, preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease depend on a clearer understanding of cellular-level changes in the minds of patients, and a new study has uncovered novel details about the vulnerability ...
Dec 17, 2018
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Neuroscience
Study makes significant findings related to traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is often referred to as the "invisible injury—while on the surface everything seems normal with brain structure, symptoms may present themselves in the behavior of the injured and cannot ...
Dec 17, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Risk of dementia increased among female veterans with TBI, PTSD, depression
Female military veterans who have traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder or depression long after their service may be more likely to later develop dementia than female veterans without those conditions, according ...
Dec 12, 2018
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