TBIs 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 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 moreTeens’ concussion symptoms tell a story
A new study indicates that teens who have experienced a concussion then become more sensitive to noise or light may be more likely to have emotional symptoms....
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....
read moreUCLA awarded $15 million for TBI project
UCLA has just been awarded $15 million for a four-year project that hopes to restore brain function after memory loss from brain injury....
read moreHead injuries can make kids loners
Researchers at Brigham Young University who studied a group of children three years after they experienced a TBI discovered that the injury may lower social competence....
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