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·April 9, 2019·3 min read

Animal-assisted therapy improves social behavior in patients with brain injuries

Animal-assisted therapy improves social behaviors and reduces negative emotions in those with TBI. The findings report those with brain injuries exposed to AAT experienced higher social engagement, satisfaction and motivation following therapy sessions.

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·July 15, 2015·7 min read

Antibody Therapy Can Treat TBI and Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk

According to researchers, a new antibody therapy can help treat TBI and prevent the associated development of Alzheimer's disease and CTE.

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·January 16, 2020·3 min read

Antipsychotics associated with increased risk of head & brain injuries in persons with Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer's patients who used antipsychotics had a 29% increased risk of head injury and a 22% higher risk of TBI compared to others with the neurodegenerative disease who did not use the medications.

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·December 18, 2018·4 min read

Are Near Death Experiences Hallucinations?

Researchers consider the neurobiology of near death experiences.

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·April 22, 2019·4 min read

Artificial intelligence can diagnose PTSD by analyzing voices

Artificial intelligence technology is able to objectively differentiate between those with PTSD and those without by analyzing speech samples, with 89.1% accuracy.

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·September 30, 2017·5 min read

Biomarker May Help Diagnose CTE During Life

Until now, chronic traumatic encephalopathy could only be diagnosed post-mortem. Researchers have identified a potential biomarker that could help diagnose CTE during a person's lifetime.

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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.

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·May 23, 2019·4 min read

Bipolar disorder may be linked to Parkinson’s disease

People with bipolar disorder have higher incidences of Parkinson's disease than those without the psychiatric condition. Manic and depressive episodes were associated with an elevated risk of developing Parkinson's disease.

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·March 4, 2014·4 min read

Blasts May Cause Brain Injury Even Without Symptoms

According to a new study, veterans exposed to explosions but do not report symptoms to TBI may still have damage to the white matter in their brain.

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·November 19, 2013·4 min read

Blood Test Accurately Diagnoses Concussion and Predicts Long Term Cognitive Disability

High levels of SNTF in the blood after TBI correlate with brain tissue damage, researchers discover.

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·April 10, 2017·6 min read

Blood Test Shows Promise in Detecting Abusive Head Trauma in Infants

Researchers have developed a new blood test that could help to identify infants who may be experiencing bleeding in the brain as a result of abusive head trauma.

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·August 10, 2022·7 min read

Blood Tests in Newly Brain-Injured Patients Predict Death or Severe Disability

The levels of two protein biomarkers, GFAP and UCH-L1 found in blood samples taken 24 hours after a traumatic brain injury can help to predict which patients will die and which will obtain a severe disability.

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