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Study identifies potential strategy to diminish the devastating impacts of traumatic brain injuries

For the roughly 1.5 million Americans per year who survive a traumatic brain injury, health outcomes vary widely.

22 Apr 2024

Genetic link between PTSD and Alzheimer's debunked in veterans study

Study reveals that the genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, APOE ε4, does not increase PTSD risk among combat veterans, challenging the previously suggested link between PTSD and future dementia.

7 Apr 2024

Is posttraumatic epilepsy associated with long-term dementia risk?

The associations between dementia risk and PTE.

1 Mar 2024

Is posttraumatic epilepsy associated with long-term dementia risk?

The associations between post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) and the risk of dementia.

29 Feb 2024

Neural prosthetic device successfully used to recall specific memories

A team of scientists from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Southern California (USC) have demonstrated the first successful use of a neural prosthetic device to recall specific memories.

13 Feb 2024

Amnesia caused by head injury could potentially be reversed, mouse study suggests

A mouse study designed to shed light on memory loss in people who experience repeated head impacts, such as athletes, suggests the condition could potentially be reversed.

16 Jan 2024

New decision rule can reduce unnecessary head CT scans in older adults after falls

How do emergency department staff determine whether older adults who have fallen need imaging? A new decision rule will help emergency department physicians determine which older adults need imaging for head injuries, describes new research in CMAJ.

4 Dec 2023

Study finds suboptimal follow-up and fall prevention for older adults after fall-related head injury

Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries in the United States for adults ages 65 and older. With 1 in 4 older adults falling annually, 27,000 deaths, 8 million emergency department (ED) visits, and 800,000 hospitalizations have occurred.

20 Nov 2023

Head injuries lead to 1 hospitalization every 4 minutes in Australia

Head injuries resulted in 142,000 admitted hospital cases in 2020-21 - the equivalent of 1 hospitalization every 4 minutes, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

20 Nov 2023

Early life stress circumstances alter more genes in the brain than head injuries

A surprising thing happened when researchers began exploring whether early-life stress compounds the effects of a childhood head injury on health and behavior later in life: In an animal study, stress changed the activation level of many more genes in the brain than were changed by a bump to the head.

13 Nov 2023

Higher adverse childhood experiences linked to greater odds of head or neck injury and concussions

Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc, principal investigator of the Neurodisparities & Health Justice Lab in the Department of Neurology at Mass General and an assistant professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, is lead author of a new study in the Journal of Head Trauma and Rehabilitation, Examining the Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Lifetime History of Head or Neck Injury or Concussion in Children From the United States.

8 Sep 2023

Adolescent drinking is associated with a higher risk of acute harm

The association between alcohol consumption and the risk of hospital visits due to alcohol consumption.

8 Sep 2023

Lesion network mapping identifies new brain circuit linked to epilepsy

Focal epilepsy affects over 30 million patients worldwide and is commonly caused by brain lesions, such as stroke.

3 Jul 2023

Study points out the need to recognize TBI as a chronic condition

People with TBI may continue to improve or decline years after their injury, making it a more chronic illness, according to a study published in the June 21, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

21 Jun 2023

Dementia can take a toll on financial health, as some families learn the hard way

Angela Reynolds knew her mother’s memory was slipping, but she didn’t realize how bad things had gotten until she started to untangle her mom’s finances: unpaid bills, unusual cash withdrawals, and the discovery that, oddly, the mortgage on the family home had been refinanced at a higher interest rate.

20 Jun 2023

$11.7M from Department of Defense to fund research on discovering a treatment for hydrocephalus

Researchers at the School of Science at IUPUI will lead two grants totaling $11.7 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to fund research on discovering a drug treatment for hydrocephalus, a condition commonly associated with complications from traumatic brain injury that causes cerebrospinal fluid to accumulate in the brain.

15 Jun 2023

Head Injury News and Research

Study identifies potential strategy to diminish the devastating impacts of traumatic brain injuries

Genetic link between PTSD and Alzheimer's debunked in veterans study

Is posttraumatic epilepsy associated with long-term dementia risk?

Is posttraumatic epilepsy associated with long-term dementia risk?

Neural prosthetic device successfully used to recall specific memories

Amnesia caused by head injury could potentially be reversed, mouse study suggests

New decision rule can reduce unnecessary head CT scans in older adults after falls

Study finds suboptimal follow-up and fall prevention for older adults after fall-related head injury

Head injuries lead to 1 hospitalization every 4 minutes in Australia

Early life stress circumstances alter more genes in the brain than head injuries

Higher adverse childhood experiences linked to greater odds of head or neck injury and concussions

Adolescent drinking is associated with a higher risk of acute harm

Lesion network mapping identifies new brain circuit linked to epilepsy

Study points out the need to recognize TBI as a chronic condition

Dementia can take a toll on financial health, as some families learn the hard way

$11.7M from Department of Defense to fund research on discovering a treatment for hydrocephalus

AI can accurately identify changes in brain structure related to head injury in student athletes

Study examines the effect of cognitive training on the risk of future falls

Genetics can boost and complicate dementia risk linked to air pollution exposure

Trial recommends replacing skull section following surgery to treat brain hemorrhage

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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