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Ladder Recall Follows Reports of Falls, Head Injuries and Broken Bones
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 — More than 122,000 ladders sold at Home Depot are being recalled because their locking mechanism can fail, putting users at risk of a fall. The affected ladders are 20- and 2...
Fighters From Poor Neighborhoods Might Have Higher Brain Risk
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 — It’s a time-honored and somewhat romantic tale: The young fighter who rises from poverty to make a name for themselves. But reality might take some shine off such stories, a ...
Socioeconomic Deprivation Tied to Neurodegeneration in Combat Athletes
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 – Athletes experiencing early-life socioeconomic disadvantage may have an increased risk for neurodegeneration from exposure to repetitive head injury (RHI), according to a...
Elevated INR in Older Adults on Warfarin May Not Be Tied to Risk for Brain Bleeding After Head Trauma
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 – Having a supratherapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) while taking warfarin does not significantly increase the risk for brain bleeding after blunt head trauma in...
Magnesium-Ibogaine May Be Beneficial for Combat Veterans With TBI
THURSDAY, July 31, 2025 – Treatment of traumatic brain injury with magnesium-ibogaine reduces spatiotemporal complexity of brain activity and slows cortical oscillations in the brain at rest,...
Texas Invests $50M in Psychedelic Drug Research into Ibogaine to Treat Addiction
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 — Texas has moved to fund research into ibogaine, a psychedelic drug that may help treat addiction, depression, and brain injuries. Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill last week a...
Texas Invests $50M in Psychedelic Drug Research into Ibogaine to Treat Addiction
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 — Texas has moved to fund research into ibogaine, a psychedelic drug that may help treat addiction, depression, and brain injuries. Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill last week a...
BowFlex Recalls 3.8 Million Dumbbells After Injury Reports
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 — BowFlex, a fitness equipment brand, is recalling more than 3.8 million adjustable dumbbells because their weight plates can fall off and hurt users. The recall follows more t...
Helmets Save Lives, Head-To-Head Motorcycle Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 — Motorcycle helmet laws save lives and prevent many severe injuries, according to a new head-to-head study comparing two states. North Carolina mandates helmets for all m...
Concussion? When To Start Physical Therapy
TUESDAY, May 20, 2024 — Think you can simply shake off a concussion without any professional help? Think again, a recent study says. People who forego concussion treatment can have lingering a...
ADHD May Delay Recovery After Sport-Related Concussion
TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 – For high school athletes, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) status, female sex, and younger age are potential risk factors for prolonged recovery from...
Scooter Riders Were High Or Drunk In A Quarter Of Wrecks
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 – Don’t drink and drive is a message the public has largely accepted. Now how about don’t drink and scoot? A quarter of people injured in electric scooter accidents were drunk or ...
ADHD Athletes Take Longer To Recover From Concussion
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 — High school athletes with ADHD take longer to recover from a sport-related concussion, a new study says. Those with a concussion took about 16% longer to return to the c...
Head Injuries Are a Growing Risk for Anesthesiologists, Experts Warn
SUNDAY, April 27, 2025 — One moment, Dr. Cornelius Sullivan was standing over a patient during surgery. The next, he woke up in an ambulance on the way to the emergency room. The anesthesiologist had ...
Child Concussion: What To Know If Your Child Takes a Blow To the Head
SUNDAY, April 20, 2025 — When a child tumbles to the floor from a blow to the head, a parent's inner alarms should sound. The child may have a brain injury. Here's what parents need to know: What is ...