LearningRx1 traumatic brain injury | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 2

Chemistry team creates self-renewing antioxidant

Nov 24, 2013 by

In what could prove to be of great benefit to those with TBIs and Alzheimer’s, scientists at Rice University used the properties of an element found in a car’s catalytic converter to create a self-renewing antioxidant....

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Veterans with blast-induced TBIs report poorer vision

Nov 23, 2013 by

Veterans who received a TBI from a blast reported poorer vision than not only healthy individuals, but also people with known eye diseases....

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Children with TBI more likely to be disabled if they have ADHD too...

Jul 9, 2013 by

Children who experience a mild traumatic brain injury are more likely to be moderately disabled if they also have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Other factors, such as age, sex, hospital length of stay, mechanisms of injury, etc. were controlled...

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1 in 5 students (in 7th-12th grade) have had a TBI

Jul 6, 2013 by

The statistic is astounding: 1 in 5 students in 7th through 12th grade (in Ontario) have experienced a traumatic brain injury at some point in their life. Soccer and ice hockey accounted for more than half the injuries....

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Traumatic Brain Injury: Damaged Neural Connections Can Be Rewired...

Jun 17, 2013 by

Traumatic Brain Injury: Damaged Neural Connections Can Be Rewired

Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death for persons under 45 years of age, with someone sustaining a TBI every 15 seconds. In America alone 5 million people suffer some form of TBI disability. When the brain...

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