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By Paul Stone On June 3rd, 2013
Summer is the most fun time of the year for many. Students are out enjoying the sun and freedom, parents are doing work around the home and garden, riding motor cycles or bicycles, and going to festivals and arts fairs. Everyone is active. Because everyone is out and about, the summer is also one…
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By Paul Stone On May 31st, 2013
Is a brain protein often associated with Alzheimer’s disease and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy the source of chronic brain damage stemming from traumatic brain injuries? Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston claim that is the case. The tau brain protein creates deposits in the form of abnormal aggregates. BioNews Texas says that…
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By Paul Stone On May 31st, 2013
They say every concussion is different, but there is one thing in common between them all: the suggested treatment mainly consists of sitting and relaxing in a dim or dark room. But, realistically we all have lives and can’t actually sit in a dark room 24 hours a day. It’s widely accepted that you should…
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By Paul Stone On May 30th, 2013
If you want an idea how far we’ve come in diagnosing and treating brain injury, just think that not long ago only an estimated 10 percent of traumatic brain injuries were diagnosed. For the longest time, a concussion was only diagnosed when someone lost consciousness. Now, we know that loss of consciousness only happens in…
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By Paul Stone On May 28th, 2013
Riddell Helmets have been in the headlines recently for their part in the litigation facing the NFL as well as a recent suit they lost to a teen claiming they falsely claimed their helmets could prevent concussion. Now, two legislators are working to introduce laws that would improve equipment safety standards for athletic equipment and…
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By Paul Stone On May 28th, 2013
Falls are a serious concern for those over 65. It is well discussed and even a punchline on television shows where elderly people are constantly concerned about breaking a hip, but in reality almost three-fourths of the elderly who fall have injuries serious enough to be life threatening. These injuries aren’t just fractures and broken…
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By Paul Stone On May 24th, 2013
For parents, all of the talk about concussions in youth sports and new guidelines can be scary and confusing. But, good parents also want their kids to be active and healthy so they let their children play, putting their trust into these new safety guidelines that they often don’t understand. The concussion guidelines released this…
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By Paul Stone On May 24th, 2013
It is far from news that homeless people have heightened risk of rain injuries, but hearing just how much higher the risk is can still be awfully startling. The newest statistics from Canadian researchers suggest that homeless males who drink heavily have a four hundred percent higher chance of suffering a brain injury than the…
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By Paul Stone On May 23rd, 2013
It has long been understood that service men and women with repeated traumatic brain injuries have heightened risks of suicide or suicidal impulses, but recently it has been proven these issues are much longer lasting than previously thought. The study, lead by Craig Bryan, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Utah and associate…
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By Paul Stone On May 23rd, 2013
With the huge number of prestigious doctors and researchers working on traumatic brain injury diagnostic approaches and technology, it is kind of startling to hear one of the most interesting prototypes to appear was created by a 16 year old. Justin Krell, a South Dakota teen, says he wants to do things that help people, according to…
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