99% of donated brains from NFL players have CTE
A study reported in JAMA reports that 99% of the deceased NFL players’ brains that were donated for research were found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy....
read moreNew biomarkers may help test for concussion
A new study that analyzed blood samples from 30 injured patients at regular intervals immediately after being hurt identified three inflammatory biomarkers that could serve as early biomarkers of TBI....
read moreLearningRx reviews the effects of TBI in children
A study that looked at two decades’ worth of research into the long-term effects of TBI on children found that those with mild to moderate brain injuries were twice as likely to develop attention problems than their healthy peers....
read moreMicrowave helmet may cut time needed to evaluate head injuries...
Researchers testing a portable device that covers the head and uses microwave technology to examine brain tissue in pre-hospital settings could cut the time it takes to evaluate brain injuries....
read moreLearningRx reviews study on brain damage and soccer players
Evidence of brain damage found in former soccer players A post-mortem study of the brains of six retired soccer players with dementia found that four had CTE and all six had signs of Alzheimer’s....
read moreLearningRx reviews development of brain scan analysis
Researchers develop new brain scan analysis to better treat head injuries A team of international researchers has developed a new way to analyze brain scans that uses decompressed layers of the original cluttered brain scan....
read moreLearningRx reviews study on concussions and Alzheimer’s...
Concussion linked to brain changes in those with genetic risk for Alzheimer’s Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have found that mild TBIs that occur in people who are at a genetic risk for Alzheimer’s can lead to...
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