FeaturedFeatured ArticlesNeurology·August 26, 2010·4 min readCall For Traumatic Brain Injury To Be Reclassified As Chronic DiseaseResearchers at the UTMB, Galveston are calling for traumatic brain injury to be defined and managed as a chronic disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·March 10, 2011·2 min readBone Marrow Stem Cells Safe for Young Traumatic Brain Injury PatientsThe results of a Phase 1 clinical trial involving stem cells from a patient's own bone marrow used to treat traumatic brain injury in children show that the procedure is safe.Read More
Neurology·April 2, 2011·3 min readResearchers Discover How Brain’s Memory Center Repairs Damage from Head InjuryResearchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have described for the first time how the brain’s memory center repairs itself following...Read More
NeurologyNeuroscience·April 9, 2011·5 min readResearcher Doggedly Pursues New Treatments for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients in ComaFamiliar voices, magnetic stimulation being tested in 2 clinical trials We’ve all watched it unfold on soap operas, medical dramas...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 10, 2011·5 min readVirginia Tech Announces Football Helmet Ratings for Reducing Concussion RiskVirginia Tech released today the results of a new rating system of adult football helmets that is designed to reduce...Read More
NeurologyNeuroscience·June 7, 2011·2 min readConstruction Industry Has Highest Number of Traumatic Brain Injuries in US WorkplaceAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicine publishes first national study of occupational fatalities Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of...Read More
Neurology·November 10, 2011·3 min readNew Test for Consciousness in Comatose PatientsThe Coma Science Group (CRCyclotron, University of Liège /Liège University Hospital), led by Dr Steven Laureys, has developed, along with...Read More
Psychology·April 19, 2012·2 min readResearcher Says Distinct God Spot in the Brain Does Not ExistStudy shows religious participation and spirituality processed in different cerebral regions. Scientists have speculated that the human brain features a...Read More
Neurology·May 8, 2012·2 min readFemale and Younger Athletes Take Longer to Overcome ConcussionsNew research out of Michigan State University reveals female athletes and younger athletes take longer to recover from concussions, findings...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 29, 2012·3 min readExendin-4 Diabetes Medication may Minimize Damage for Blast Related TBIDiabetes Drug Could Be a Promising Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury TAU research finds that existing diabetes medication may ease...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·June 6, 2012·3 min readSoldiers Who Suffer Mild TBI During Combat May Be More Vulnerable to PTSDStudy Links PTSD to Hidden Head Injuries Suffered in Combat. Even when brain injury is so subtle that it can...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 8, 2012·4 min readNovel Brain Imaging Technique Explains Why Concussions Affect People DifferentlyPatients vary widely in their response to concussion, but scientists haven’t understood why. Now, using a new technique for analyzing...Read More
