Wounds and Injuries: News and Research on Brain Injuries, Traumatic

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Why undisturbed sleep is important to brain injury recovery

A new study highlights how important uninterrupted sleep is to recovery after a traumatic brain injury, finding that fragmented sleep in injured mice is linked to a loss of rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep and increased fatigue.

What happens when you donate your brain to science?

On a cutting surface inside a Scaife Hall laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh, Julia Kofler examines a brain, pointing out its weight, tiny specks of fatty plaque and other features visible even to the naked eye that ...

Scientist helps shape new traumatic brain injury guidelines

Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, affects millions of Americans each year, often resulting in long-term health challenges. New national recommendations are now paving the way for more effective short- and long-term care for ...

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