Drugs shows promise for reducing inflammation caused by TBI
An experimental drug called MW151 appears to suppress levels of a pro-inflammatory cytokine, which reduces inflammation without interfering with the brain’s repair process....
read moreFirst autopsy-confirmed case of CTE to include neuropsychological testing...
A 25-year-old football player with CTE who had 10 concussions beginning at age 8 provided the first autopsy-confirmed CTE case in which researchers could include neuropsychological testing to document the type of cognitive issues that were present....
read moreTBI produces the same mental impairments as Alzheimer’s
Researchers isolated a toxic form of tau protein from animals that had experienced a TBI then injected into other animals and found that they developed the same type of mental impairments caused by Alzheimer’s....
read moreExposure to repeated mild explosions changes vets’ brains
Researchers from VA Puget Sound Health Care System and the University of Washington have found that the cerebellum is particularly vulnerable to repetitive mild TBI and the more blasts vets are exposed to, the more lasting changes in their...
read moreCTE confirmed as unique disease that can be definitely diagnosed...
A consensus panel of expert neuropathologists has found that CTE has a pathognomonic signature in the brain and is therefore a unique disease....
read moreSoccer players heading balls are at increased risk of concussion...
A new study has found that heading the ball is the most common cause for soccer players to sustain a concussion....
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