Army, NFL team up to spotlight head injuries
Pressure not to disappoint teammates and fellow soldiers is said to keep many from seeking medical attention for head injuries in the National Football League and U.S. Army, respectively. U.S. Gen. Ray Odierno, left, chief of staff for the Army ...www.recordonline.com
Drug blocks damage that follows brain injury
Annually, an estimated 1.7 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to traffic accidents, falls, assaults, and sports participation, says the study's senior author Hülya Bayir, associate professor in the department of critical care ...www.futurity.org
Advances in equipment may avert some head injuries
"We don't have clear evidence it's going to pre-vent concus-sions, but it might help as long as by putting it on, a player doesn't feel more invulnerable and play more aggressively," said neuropsychologist Neal McGrath, clinical director of Sports ...www.boston.com
Obama improves mental health services for military and families
In addition, its goals is also to improve the research of mental illnesses including but not limited to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as well as to develop solutions for early detection and improved treatment ...www.examiner.com
Traumatic Brain Injury Linked to GH Deficiency
By: BRUCE JANCIN, Clinical Endocrinology News Digital Network. HOUSTON - Growth hormone deficiency appears to be common among military veterans with mild traumatic brain injury sustained in combat, according to the first study to look at the issue.www.clinicalendocrinologynews.com
Ft. Hood soldiers subject of traumatic brain injury study
According to records from the Military Health System, 244,217 members of the military have had some type of traumatic brain injury since 2000. Of those the vast majority, more than 187,000, were classified as "mild." Another 40,000 troops suffered ...www.examiner.com
Romney visits gulf as Obama tends to troops
Those efforts include attempts to combat what Carney called "unseen wounds" of the wars, including post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. Obama's team is intent on flexing the powers of the presidency in pursuit of re-election.news.cincinnati.com
Brain-injured man reported missing returns to Milwaukie adult care home
Eric Jon Sanders, 45, was reported missing after he didn't return to the care home Tuesday night. Officer Ulli Neitch, Milwaukie Police Department spokeswoman, said Sanders suffers from seizures and has learning disabilities from a traumatic head injury.www.oregonlive.com
New research about brain and related disorders to be unveiled at Neuroscience ...
Findings will include how the brain weighs complex decisions; progress being made in treating Alzheimer's disease, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury; and novel understanding of how life experiences, diet, and sleep influence brain health ...www.news-medical.net
OTL: Football At A Crossroads: The Hit System
And if a trainer suspects an athlete has suffered a brain injury, it's fairly easy to follow up with an investigation and see that they've received additional testing.espn.go.com
Free wheelin': Fund created to help local woman regain freedom
She suffered traumatic brain injury (TBI). Now, 21-years-old, Annie has learned to live with the effects on her body from that night.www.echopress.com
Nanoparticle Offers Early-Stage Treatment to Brain Injuries
In the current research, the Rice team took PEG-HCC's effectiveness as an antioxidant one step further, by using it to counter something called reactive oxygen species (ROS)—after a traumatic brain injury, cells release an excessive amount of an ROS ...spectrum.ieee.org
Youth Sports Injuries: What a Headache!
An MTBI, or Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, as it's known in the medical literature. That earlier MTBI she did shake off -- or at least the symptoms went away after 10 days or so.www.huffingtonpost.com
UC, Mayfield national site for brain study
A group called One Mind for Research has embarked on a $100 million program to promote such research around the country, including traumatic brain injury and diseases such as Alzheimer's. Retired Gen. Peter Chiarelli, former vice chief of staff of the ...communitypress.cincinnati.com
NFL and US Army
West Point hosted a discussion between the NFL and the US Army talking about concussions and traumatic brain injuries. The Chief of Staff for the Army, Gen.www.recordonline.com
College Athlete Suffers Serious, Atypical Injury
Brett Wycinski, 21, remains at Mercy Medical Center in Canton where he is making a slow and difficult recovery from a serious traumatic head injury he suffered during a team scrimmage at Fawcett Stadium on Aug. 18. Wycinski, a starting senior defensive ...fox8.com
Improved equipment may boost protection
Riddell's Revolution Speed has extended jaw-line protection with the same foam padding found in the rest of the helmet, among other features that help protect against head injuries, said Erin Griffin, a spokeswoman for the company. Helmet technology is ...www.boston.com
Origami, Greater Lansing-area brain rehabilitation center, teams with high ...
That was the message of Eric Hannah, MSA, the Director of Program Operations at Lansing-area Origami Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center, who said concussions are traumatic brain injuries and should be treated as such. "When it comes to concussions, ...www.mlive.com
New book by Chch author lets brain injury out of the closet
Ms McKenzie suffered her traumatic brain injury while out cycling in the Port Hills in Christchurch in 2005 when she was hit by an unsecured mattress that had come off a trailer as it had been driven past her.www.voxy.co.nz
Rushing to find a connection
The prevailing narrative regarding Seau, whose brain remains under study for signs of CTE, as well as other aging athletes who have killed themselves in recent years is that head injuries sustained long ago on playing fields laid the groundwork for a ...espn.go.com
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