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·September 7, 2016·5 min read

Opening Patient’s Skull Following Head Injury Reduces Brain Swelling Death Risk

Craniectomies following traumatic head injuries can help reduce the risk of death due to brain swelling, a new study reports.

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·August 24, 2016·4 min read

Using Ultrasound to Jump Start The Brain After Coma

Researchers have developed a new, non-invasive technique that could be used to treat patients with consciousness disorders.

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·August 2, 2016·7 min read

Imaging Brain Cells’ Reactions to Concussive Trauma

According to a new study, researchers have been able to watch in real time what happens to neurons as they experience concussive trauma.

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·July 27, 2016·5 min read

EEG Could Help Indicate Level of Awareness in Those With Consciousness Disorders

Researchers report EEG systems could be useful tools in assessing the levels of awareness in patients in a vegetative state.

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·July 11, 2016·6 min read

Study Finds Link Between TBI and Parkinson’s, But Not Alzheimer’s

According to a new study, people with a history of TBI are at an increased risk for developing some neurodegenerative diseases later in life. However, TBI's don't appear to be linked to a higher risk for Alzheimer's disease.

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·June 28, 2016·4 min read

New Technology Could Deliver Drugs to Brain Injuries

Researchers have developed a new technology that could lead to new therapies to treat TBI.

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·June 14, 2016·4 min read

Myth Busting: Why People Still Believe a Second Head Trauma Could Cure Amnesia

A new study looks at the origin of why people believe a secondary head trauma could cure amnesia.

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·June 10, 2016·5 min read

Invisible Wounds of War Now Able to be Seen

Researchers have discovered a unique pattern of scarring in the brains of those who were exposed to blast brain injuries that differs from those exposed to other types of head injury.

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·May 26, 2016·4 min read

A Way to Measure Awareness, or Its Impending Return, in Brain Injury Patients

Researchers have discovered a new method that can predict a person's current level of awareness and whether they will recover awareness within a year of a TBI.

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·May 25, 2016·4 min read

Anemia Could Affect Recovery From TBI

A new study reports anemia may negatively affect the outcomes of patients with TBI.

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·May 11, 2016·3 min read

Fruit Flies May Help Us Develop a Better Understanding of Brain Injuries

A new study suggest using fruit flies as models for TBI could hold the key for identifying genes and pathways to promote repair and minimize damage to the nervous system.

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·May 6, 2016·2 min read

Biotech Companies Given Green Light to Attempt to Regenerate Brains of the Dead

CORDIS reports two US based biotech companies have been granted ethical permission to attempt to regenerate the brains of people declared clinically dead from TBI.