Large increase in ER visits for TBIs
From 2006 to 2012, ER visits for traumatic brain injuries increased by 30 percent....
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 moreNeural prosthesis restores behavior in rats after brain injury...
Scientists have used a neural prosthesis to teach rats to reach through a narrow opening and grasp food after brain injury....
read moreBetter mood means better brain injury recovery
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that people with acquired brain injuries who experienced improvements in mood throughout their cognitive therapy had an increase in things like ability to work after recovery, independent living and participation in daily...
read moreIs CTE in the NFL unique?
A 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...
read moreTBI recovery affected by JNK3 expression
In the early states of a traumatic brain injury, the JNK3 expression was downregulated. This downregulation of JNK3 expression seems to promote the recovery of brain function of a TBI....
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