FeaturedNeurology·December 3, 2014·4 min readTBI can Disrupt Glymphatic System and Accelerate DementiaA new study reports TBI can disrupt the function of the glymphatic system, causing a build up of toxic proteins in the brain and accelerating neurodegeneration.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 13, 2014·4 min readPicture Emerges of How Kids Get Head InjuriesA new report offers deeper understanding of how children most frequently suffer head injuries.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·November 11, 2014·3 min readEnriched Environments Hold Promise for Brain Injury PatientsAccording to a new study, an 'enriched environment' can help in rehabilitation for those with TBI.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 14, 2014·3 min readDamage to Brain ‘Hubs’ Causes Extensive ImpairmentResearchers provide a new perspective on injury impairs brain function.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 7, 2014·4 min readStroke Fighting Drug Offers Potential Traumatic Brain Injury TreatmentA new study reports that a drug used to help treatment the crippling effects of stokes also shows potential for healing similar damage in TBI.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 30, 2014·5 min readResearchers Show EEG’s Potential to Reveal Depolarizations Following TBIResearchers show spreading depolarization can be measured noninvasively in TBI patients using EEG technology.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 29, 2014·5 min readModeling Shockwaves Through the BrainResearchers develop a new scaling law which predicts a human's risk of blast-related TBI, based on previous studies of blast injuries on animal brains.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 17, 2014·5 min readNeuroimaging Study Pinpoints Neurobiological Basis for Key Symptoms Associated with PTSDA new neuroimaging study links kappa opioid receptors in the brain to a narrow cluster of symptoms associated with PTSD.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 9, 2014·3 min readXenon Gas Protects the Brain After Head InjuryA new study reports xenon gas could potentially reduce the extent of brain damage if given as a treatment within hours of a brain injury occurring.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 8, 2014·2 min readBrain Injuries No Match for sPIF TreatmentResearchers report they have uncovered a new treatment for perinatal brain injuries.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 5, 2014·4 min readResearchers Isolate Inflammatory Process That Damages Lungs of Donors With TBIFluid accumulates on the lungs after TBI, limiting the ability of the lungs to oxygenate the bloodstream and making the organ potentially unsuitable for transplantation, a new study reports.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·August 11, 2014·6 min readBioengineers Create Functional 3D Brain-Like TissueResearchers created 3D brain-like tissue which functions like, and has similar structural features to, tissue in rat brains.Read More