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Mental, Social Disturbances Increased for Children With Prior Concussion
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 – The rate of mental and social disturbances is higher for U.S. children with prior concussion or brain injury symptoms/diagnosis, according to a study published online April...
Repeat Blasts Can Damage Soldiers' Brains, Study Confirms
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 – Soldiers can suffer brain injury if they are repeatedly exposed to explosive blasts, a new study shows. Further, the more frequently a soldier is exposed to explosions, the...
Lower Health Literacy Tied to Worse Patient-Reported Outcomes After TBI
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 – Low health literacy is associated with worse perceived physical health and greater depressive symptoms among adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a...
FDA Clears 15-Minute Bedside Test to Gauge Soldiers' Brain Injury
WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 – When a soldier is rushed to medical care following a blast or other injury to the head, time is crucial in deciding just how extensive that injury is. Now, the U.S. Army...
More Postconcussive Symptoms Seen After Early Childhood Concussion
TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 – For young children, concussion is associated with more postconcussive symptoms (PCS) than orthopedic injury (OI) or no injury, according to a study published online March...
More Weightlifters Are Injuring Heads, Faces During Workouts
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 – The weight room is becoming an increasingly dangerous place for folks trying to get into shape, a new study discovers. Head and facial injuries related to weightlifting have...
Don't Use 'Comfi' Baby Walkers Due to Injury Dangers
THURSDAY, March 21, 2024 – Your baby could be endangered by now-recalled Comfi Baby Infant Walkers, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warned Thursday. The walkers, sold on Amazon,...
Could War Zone Blasts Raise Veterans' Odds for Alzheimer's?
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 – Combat veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries due to explosive blasts may have markers in their spinal fluid similar to those of Alzheimer's disease, new research...
Reduced Levels of CSF β-Amyloid Seen in Veterans With Blast-Related mTBI
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 – Middle-aged veterans with blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) have reduced levels of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) β-amyloid (Aβ), according to a study published o...
Kids Battling Mental Health Issues Have Tougher Time Recovering From Concussion
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 – Kids struggling with mental health problems have a tougher time recovering from a concussion, a new study finds. These troubled kids tend to have more emotional symptoms...
Early Exercise After Concussion May Cut Teens' Anxiety
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – More moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) early after a teen's concussion may lower anxiety scores, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in Medicine & ...
Analysis Showed Maine Mass Shooter Had Blast-Related Brain Damage
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 – The perpetrator of a mass shooting in Maine last fall had extensive brain damage from "thousands of low-level blasts" tied to his work at an Army Reserve hand grenade...
Iron Gathers in Brain After Concussions
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 – Folks who've suffered a concussion and then develop headaches show iron accumulation in their brains, new research discovers. Excess brain iron stores are a hallmark of...
Electric Bike Injuries, Hospitalizations Increased Significantly in Recent Years
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 – The incidence of electric bicycle (e-bicycle)-related injuries, particularly head injuries, has surged in the United States since 2017, according to a research letter...
Higher Exercise Volume After Concussion Tied to Lower Symptom Burden
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 – For children with concussion, higher cumulative moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (cMVPA) during the first and second weeks postinjury is associated with lower symptom...
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