New research adds to a growing evidence that sports that involve repeated blows to the head may lead to dementia.
Measuring cerebral blood flow is important for diagnosing strokes, and for predicting secondary damage in hemorrhages or traumatic brain injuries.
An enzyme called chondroitinase ABC that regrows damaged nerve tissue in animals has been too unstable for human use. New work could change things.
Currently, no one test can diagnose concussion. Researchers say a new device that uses infrared lasers could offer the first step in changing that.
Blue light early in the morning can aid the healing process for mild traumatic brain injury, potentially because it gets people on the right sleep schedule.
Delaying treatment after suffering a concussion can mean a slower recovery, experts warn.
Veterans with a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury are more than twice as likely as those without a TBI to commit suicide.
Transplanting neurons into the brains of mice after a traumatic brain injury reduced memory loss and prevented them from developing epilepsy.
"...when someone loses a hand, we found both 'hand areas' of the brain—left and right—become dedicated to the remaining healthy hand."
A genetic variation may explain why similar levels of head trauma can cause some people to suffer more drastic symptoms of CTE than others.
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