Hidden Epidemic: A Film About Post-Concussion Syndrome
I predict that in the oncoming years, there's going to be an increasing interest and response to PCS, post-concussion syndrome. It's going to be a major concern among athletes, and…
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Sports, Concussion and Depression
In a forthcoming study to appear in the Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine of 595 football players who experienced three or more concussions, 20.2% were found to…
ReadFalling Between the Cracks in Healthcare: Reading and Wellness
In 2003 the U.S. Department of Education identified that 14% of the nation or 30 million people cannot read or understand basic information presented in short, simple statements. In another…
ReadGoodbye Clunky MRI, Hello Funky Helmet
Technology Review suggest that traditional brain scanning may be on its way out thanks to a strange looking helmet that shines a little light on the skull's inner workings. The…
ReadNeurological Abuse Markers Save Babies
Brain injury in infants is a silent epidemic, especially if the cause of the brain trauma is abuse. Infants who are injured cannot speak for themselves and parents who have…
ReadHomicidal Marine May Have Blast Injuries
In three tours of duty, Cpl. Trent D. Thomas suffered over 25 different incidents of blast injury–and now he strands trial at Camp Pendleton for the murder of an Iraqi…
ReadNew Post at Second Chance to Live
For those of you who have enjoyed Craig Phillips' posts about living with a brain injury, he has some wonderful new writing up at his website, Second Chance to Live.…
ReadRobotics and Rehabilitation
The life of stroke patients can be improved with new rehabilitation technology in the form of robotics. A new device, worn as a brace, senses weak electrical activity in an…
ReadEverything You Want to Know About Brain Drugs
In an impressive and laudable display of foreward thinking and action, the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology has put an entire textbook online that compiles all we currently know about how…
ReadComa Documentary Debuts Tonight
For all of our neuroscientific advances, comas remain one of the most mysterious phases of traumatic brain injury. The HBO documentary "Coma" is an exploration into the enigmatic state. It…
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