Predicting memory deficits after brain injury
Researchers at the Kessler Foundation have identified predictors of prospective memory impairment after TBIs....
read moreTBIs are very damaging to the lungs
Hours of head trauma, there is often fluid accumulation in the lungs, and 24 hours after the injury, the lungs’ ability to put O2 in the bloodstream is reduced by almost 80%:...
read moreRisk-taking teens have brain differences
New research indicates that risk-taking teens have amplified connections between certain brain regions....
read moreEPO may reduce risk of brain issues in preemies
Researchers have discovered that administering the hormone EPO to preterm infants within 42 hours of birth reduced the risk of brain injury....
read moreNew research may help stroke and TBI victims
Scientists at the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition found that people learn to generate certain neural activity patterns more easily than others and there is a limit on cognitive flexibility in terms of neurons....
read moreConcussions in high school lacrosse
New research has found that 22% of the injuries in high school lacrosse games and practice were concussions....
read moreEven mild TBI can cause brain damage
There’s new research that even a mild head injury can cause enough brain damage to cause learning and thinking problems....
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