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 [...]
Teen Creates TBI Diagnostic Device For Automobiles
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 [...]
The NBA (Finally) Reveals Their Brain Injury Guidelines
Everyone has been interested in the NBA’s concussion policy since it was implemented over 18 months ago, but while to teams all learned to follow a new set of rules, the public wasn’t made aware of the details until now. After a recent TBI that kept George Hill out of an important playoffs game, Mike [...]
Homeless drinkers face ultra high risk for TBI
A Canadian research team from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto led by Dr. Tomislav Svoboda found that homeless men who drink heavily face a 400% greater chance of brain injury than the general population and a likelihood of experiencing a severe brain injury to be 170% greater than the generally recognized occurrence rate. Dr. Svoboda’s [...]
Headset Identifies Brain Trauma With Electromagnetic Waves
A headset that identifies oedemas and haematomas in brain trauma patients through the sending and receiving of electromagnetic signals is the latest solution to the traumatic brain injury epidemic sweeping the country. This specific product hopes to provide a fast and cheap diagnosis method for those in rural areas who may not have access to [...]
Canadian Teen’s Death Shows The Danger of Ignoring Symptoms
Recently, a study showed that most high school athletes would do whatever it takes to get back on the field after a concussion, no matter what doctors say. Most shockingly, the majority of those with that stance also showed a fairly good knowledge of the dangers of concussions. We will know if Rowan Stringer thought [...]
Study Shows Proof The Brain Heals By Re-Wiring Itself
New research from American and Australian scientists shows that the brain attempts to heal and make up for lost functioning after damage by creating complex new circuits, often far from the site of the damage. The study, lead by Dr. Moriel Zelikowsky and Dr. Michael Fanselow from UCLA, working with Dr. Bryce Vissel from Sydney’s [...]
NFL Player Donates Brain Injury Sensor To High School
More and more recent research shows us that preventing concussions is simply not possible, but we can identify the situations that make brain injury more likely to have happened. Specifically, we can pinpoint just how hard of a hit is too hard. Some NFL players know this more than others. While some players still downplay [...]
New Surgery Helps TBI Patients Recover From Long-Term Headaches
Marianna Consiglio was just 12 when a lacrosse ball flung into her head left Marianna with a severe concussion which took over a year and a half to recover from. Three years after that, she was still left with debilitating headaches, which no treatment seemed to help. Four years after her brain injury, Marianna’s mother [...]
See How Helmets Are Tested For TBI Prevention
By now, everyone interested in sports-based brain injuries is well aware of the contentious debate about the effectiveness of helmets in preventing TBI. While big organizations and decreasing numbers of researchers argue that helmets can protect players from traumatic brain injury, more and more scientists are arguing that helmets only protect against skull injuries, not [...]
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