Tracking selective attention in vets with TBIs
A new study from Boston University has shown why blast-exposed vets may still have auditory deficits, such as those that require them to focus on one sound source and ignore others....
read moreLarge increase in ER visits for TBIs
From 2006 to 2012, ER visits for traumatic brain injuries increased by 30 percent....
read more5 football helmets meet 5-star rating
The Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings(tm) have given five new football helmets their highest rating of five stars....
read morePreemies’ risk for brain injury influenced by genes
Researchers have found that premature babies’ risk of brain injury is associated with a common variation in genetics....
read moreMore experienced college football players have smaller brain volume...
College football players who have had concussions and who have been playing football for many years have, on average, less hippocampal volume than those who have only been playing for a few years....
read moreOlder people with migraines may actually have a brain injury
New research published in the American Heart Association’s journal “Stroke” has found that older people (average age 71 in the study) with migraines may be more likely to have a silent brain injury....
read moreHalf of older teens going to NYC jails have had a TBI
A new study published in The Journal of Adolescent Health found that almost half of all 16- to 18-year-olds headed into New York City jails have had a brain injury sometime in the past, and most were caused by...
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