Head injuries may lead to early Alzheimer’s
A new study published in the journal Neuropsychology appears to confirm the link between concussions and neurodegenerative diseases....
read moreSingle season of football can change a kid’s brain
After inserting sensors in the helmets of children and teens playing football, researchers found that practice is where the most head impacts occur. In turn, a single season of football is enough to change a kid’s brain....
read more99% of donated brains from NFL players have CTE
A study reported in JAMA reports that 99% of the deceased NFL players’ brains that were donated for research were found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy....
read moreNew biomarkers may help test for concussion
A new study that analyzed blood samples from 30 injured patients at regular intervals immediately after being hurt identified three inflammatory biomarkers that could serve as early biomarkers of TBI....
read moreLearningRx reviews the effects of TBI in children
A study that looked at two decades’ worth of research into the long-term effects of TBI on children found that those with mild to moderate brain injuries were twice as likely to develop attention problems than their healthy peers....
read moreMicrowave helmet may cut time needed to evaluate head injuries...
Researchers testing a portable device that covers the head and uses microwave technology to examine brain tissue in pre-hospital settings could cut the time it takes to evaluate brain injuries....
read moreLearningRx reviews study on brain damage and soccer players
Evidence of brain damage found in former soccer players A post-mortem study of the brains of six retired soccer players with dementia found that four had CTE and all six had signs of Alzheimer’s....
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