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TBI in older adults linked to greater dementia risk

Dec 13, 2014 by

For adults aged 55 and older, a traumatic brain injury may be linked to an increased risk of dementia....

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Multiple head injuries within days can keep brain from tapping its energy source...

Dec 11, 2014 by

Just two serious hits to the head within days of each other can hurt the brain’s ability to use sugar to repair damaged cells....

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Stroke-fighting drug may treat TBI

Nov 26, 2014 by

A drug used to treat stroke is showing to be helpful in treating TBI when administered as a nasal spray....

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Injury to brain “hubs” does more damage than farther from hubs...

Nov 11, 2014 by

Research from the University of Iowa have discovered that injury affects the brain more when it damages the hubs....

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Paper in Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology

Nov 9, 2014 by

A Pilot Study Evaluating Attention and Strategy Training Following Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury:...

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Sleep apnea damages the brain

Oct 31, 2014 by

There’s new evidence that brain damage caused by sleep apnea is due to weaker brain blood flow....

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