October 24, 2015 Hormone may help protect brains of premature infants, study suggests A new study has found that a hormone often used to reduce the need for blood transfusions may also prevent brain injuries in premature babies.
October 23, 2015 NFL and NIH award grants for concussion research The National Institutes of Health, with partial funding by the NFL, has chosen eight projects to receive support in researching concussions.
October 23, 2015 Regardless of location, concussions serious, study says Concussions in high school football players are equally serious no matter where on the head the hit occurred, according to a new study
October 23, 2015 Woman scalped in drill accident regrows hair A Czech woman whose scalp was severed from her head after her ponytail got caught in an electric drill said her hair is finally starting to grow back two months later, Central European News (CEN) reported.
October 23, 2015 Fairground ride leaves woman permanently dizzy A spinning fairground ride left a British woman feeling permanently dizzy, reported Metro.co.uk.
October 23, 2015 New tool awaiting FDA approval may improve sideline concussion diagnosis After a year of testing on athletes at San Diego State University (SDSU), a new device utilizing balance measurements to help objectively diagnose athletes with concussions has proven effective.
October 23, 2015 Man in vegetative state reacts to Hitchcock film Ever since an assault at age 18, a now-34-year-old Canadian man has been in a vegetative state—but his father still takes him to the movies every Wednesday.
October 23, 2015 Chronic stress may put TBI caregivers at risk for illness Women caring for partners with traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience enough grief and stress to put their own health at risk, according to a small study of U.S. veterans’ wives and girlfriends.
October 23, 2015 Concussions may lead to Alzheimer's brain plaques Research suggests that people who have traumatic brain injuries may be more likely to develop memory problems as they age.
October 23, 2015 Younger female soccer players continue to play with concussion symptoms A new study has revealed that middle-school female soccer players are at an elevated risk for mild traumatic brain injury on the playing field. Additionally, and many continue to play while they are still experiencing concussion symptoms.
