A 'mini-brain' traces the link between concussion and Alzheimer's disease
How much time elapses between a blow to the head and the start of damage associated with Alzheimer's disease?
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How much time elapses between a blow to the head and the start of damage associated with Alzheimer's disease?
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A new Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Center study has found that, among a sample of 152 young athletes exposed to repetitive head impacts (RHI) who were under age 30 at the time of death, 41.4% (63) ...
Aug 28, 2023
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A team of New Jersey researchers reviewed the evidence for the impact of robotic exoskeleton devices on recovery of ambulation among individua5ls with acquired brain injury, laying out a systematic framework for the evaluation ...
Aug 15, 2023
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Researchers are learning more about what leads to traumatic brain injury, though they have to be creative to work around limited access to the brain.
Aug 7, 2023
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An experimental method developed to detect nerve injury in multiple sclerosis (MS) in adults also works for children with MS and other neurological conditions, even when they are symptom-free, according to an international ...
Jul 31, 2023
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When the human head experiences any kind of movement—from nodding yes or no to heading a soccer ball or being jolted in a car crash—the brain moves inside the skull, leading to deformation of the tissue. Such deformations ...
Jul 27, 2023
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What is actually in a sports supplement? It might be assumed that whatever is on the label reflects what people swallow. Supplement manufacturing is not monitored, and according to a recent study, the reality can be quite ...
The matches at the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup will be watched by concussion spotters for the first time. These medical staff will attempt to identify potential concussions that may have been overlooked by the officials on ...
Jul 20, 2023
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has disabled 1% to 2% of the population, and one of the most common disabilities among patients is problems with short-term memory. Electrical stimulation has emerged as a viable tool to improve ...
Jul 18, 2023
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A new study led by Shan Siddiqi, MD, from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, suggests that depression after traumatic brain injury (TBI) could be a clinically distinct ...
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