Like humans, the fruit flies react to severe head trauma with things like loss of coordination, temporary incapacitation and neurodegeneration. This is allowing scientists to study the effects of TBIs on humans, including the role that genetics plays in...
read moreIn what could prove to be of great benefit to those with TBIs and Alzheimer’s, scientists at Rice University used the properties of an element found in a car’s catalytic converter to create a self-renewing antioxidant....
read moreVeterans who received a TBI from a blast reported poorer vision than not only healthy individuals, but also people with known eye diseases....
read moreA new study published in “Scientific Reports” found that retired American football players have “profound abnormalities” in brain activity....
read moreSoldiers and police who go through training that uses low level blasts to force open an entry are at risk of decreased neurocognitive performance. The blasts can cause symptoms similar to those found in athletes with sports-related concussions....
read moreNew and updated guidelines for managing sports concussions were recently included in an article in “Journal of Neurotrauma.” They include topics like the definition of concussion, diagnosis, acute care of athletes, and determining return to play....
read moreA new study out of Loyola University Medical Center has found no evidence that retired NFL player suffer a unique cognitive disorder like CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy). Although the results said the NFL players were clearly impaired relative to...
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