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·February 24, 2020·4 min read

‘Resetting’ immune cells improves traumatic brain injury recovery

By inhibiting a particular receptor microglia use to survive, researchers reduced neuroinflammation and prompted recovery following traumatic brain injury in mouse models.

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·February 19, 2020·3 min read

Childhood behaviors may predict traumatic brain injuries later in life

Boys who exhibit inattention-hyperactivity by age 10 have an increased risk for traumatic brain injury later in life.

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·February 15, 2020·5 min read

Soldiers with TBI have higher rates of mental health disorders than those with other serious injuries

Soldiers who suffer traumatic brain injury are significantly more likely than those who suffer other serious injuries to be diagnosed with mental health disorders including PTSD, schizophrenia, and anxiety.

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·February 15, 2020·5 min read

WWI Helmets Protect Against Shock Waves Just as Well as Modern Designs

Study reveals the French Adrian helmet, a combat helmet from World War 1, performs better than modern designs in protecting from overhead blasts.

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·January 21, 2020·3 min read

Traumatic brain injury impairs hormone production, disrupting sleep, cognition, and memory

Growth hormone replacement therapy for those with mild traumatic brain injury helped improve cognition, anxiety, and depression while reducing fatigue and sleep disturbances.

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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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·January 16, 2020·2 min read

Lifetime suicide risk factors identified

Analyzing previous studies, researchers have identified the effects of individual and environmental risk factors for suicide over a person's lifespan. The risk factors, researchers report, change throughout a person's lifetime.

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·January 15, 2020·5 min read

Blue light can help heal mild traumatic brain injury

Daily, early morning exposure to blue light therapy can help the healing process in people suffering from mild traumatic brain injury.

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·January 3, 2020·2 min read

Using gene therapy to treat CTE

A newly developed adeno-associated virus vector can deliver an anti-p Tau antibody directly to the hippocampus, significantly reducing pTau levels associated with CTE.

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·December 28, 2019·5 min read

Ketogenic diet reduces aggression after concussion

Male fruit flies fed a ketone supplemented diet expressed reduced levels of aggression following concussion than those who were not exposed to the dietary intervention.

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·November 15, 2019·3 min read

New cell therapy improves memory and stops seizures following TBI

Transplanting embryonic progenitor interneurons into the hippocampus of mouse models of TBI, researchers noticed the neurons migrated to the injury site and made new connections. Following treatment, memory improved and seizures were reduced.

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·November 4, 2019·4 min read

How brain injury can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder

Traumatic brain injury caused five times as many neurons in the amygdala to be active during white noise exposure in rats. Altered sensory processing within subcortical sensory-emotional networks following TBI impacts the facilitation of traumatic memory and may contribute to the development of PTSD.