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·September 25, 2024·5 min read

Blood Tests Uncover Lasting Damage Following Single Brain Injury

A new study reveals that moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can have long-lasting effects, persisting for decades. Using advanced MRI scans, blood biomarkers, and cognitive tests, researchers found that survivors show signs of chronic brain pathology even 22 years after their injury.

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·January 15, 2020·5 min read

Blue light can help heal mild traumatic brain injury

Daily, early morning exposure to blue light therapy can help the healing process in people suffering from mild traumatic brain injury.

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·March 10, 2011·2 min read

Bone Marrow Stem Cells Safe for Young Traumatic Brain Injury Patients

The results of a Phase 1 clinical trial involving stem cells from a patient's own bone marrow used to treat traumatic brain injury in children show that the procedure is safe.

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·April 30, 2019·5 min read

Brain area tied to emotions is larger in vets, service members with mild TBI and PTSD

Veterans with comorbid mild traumatic brain injury and PTSD had significantly greater amygdala volume compared to those with mTBI alone.

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·April 26, 2021·5 min read

Brain Changes Following TBI Share Similarities With Alzheimer’s Disease

Combining brain scan images with machine learning, researchers identified a number of brain changes following TBI that share similarities with Alzheimer's disease. The findings add to the growing body of evidence that the two conditions follow the same trajectories.

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·May 8, 2017·4 min read

Brain Injuries Cause Impulse Control Problems: Rat Study

Study confirms TBI can cause impulse control problems.

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·July 2, 2019·6 min read

Brain injury common in domestic violence

Many survivors of domestic violence are likely to have experienced repeated head injuries and oxygen deprivation. The injuries resulted in memory loss, anxiety, and visual problems. Of the 49 people interviewed for this study, 81% report being hit in the head by their partner, while 83% report strangulation events.

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·August 14, 2017·4 min read

Brain Injury in Kids Might Lead to Alcohol Abuse

According to a new Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience study, children who experienced TBI under the age of 5 were 3.6 times more likely to have problems with substance abuse as teens. Finding suggest traumatic brain injuries during early life could be a risk factor for alcohol abuse later in life.

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·March 1, 2018·5 min read

Brain Injury May Boost Risk of Early Onset Alzheimer’s

Researchers report concussions and TBI could increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease at an early age.

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·February 23, 2016·3 min read

Brain Injury Recovery Boosted by Longer and More Intense Rehabilitation

Longer and more intense rehabilitation following stroke or TBI may produce greater benefits for recovery, a new study reports.

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·April 29, 2025·5 min read

Brain Lesions Heighten Impulsivity and Social Influence

New research shows that damage to specific regions of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) increases both impulsivity and susceptibility to the impulsive behavior of others. Participants with mPFC lesions were more likely to choose immediate rewards and to be influenced by others who made impulsive decisions.