According to a recent study by the University of British Columbia and published in The Lancet Public Health, homeless people have a disproportionately high lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injuries. The meta-analysis examined 38 studies
Deaths tied to traumatic brain injuries have risen amid higher rates of suicides and accidental falls in the United States. According to a report by U.S. News, traumatic brain injuries, which are typically the result
If your child is in high school sports, you are probably concerned if he or she would be affected by concussions or traumatic brain injuries and how it might affect them. According to a new
A new study shows that former professional football players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE, a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated concussions, doubled their risk of developing the worst forms of the disease for
Even one brain injury could raise the risk of dementia decades later, according to a new study. An article in the Financial Times cites research from the Imperial College in London, which has found that
A California woman is suing a Los Angeles school district, claiming that her son was left with permanent brain and spinal injuries after another student choked him during a bullying incident last year, which was
Individuals who suffer so-called mild traumatic brain injuries run the risk of losing their jobs due to “persistent post-concussive symptoms,” according to a new study published in BMJ Open. According to the study, those in
UCLA biologists have discovered how head injuries adversely affect individual cells and genes, leading to serious brain disorders. According to a UCLA news report, when a traumatic brain injury affects the hippocampus—the area of the
A new study shows evidence of brain injuries in football players at a surprisingly young age. The study by Orlando Health in collaboration with the Concussion Neuroimaging Consortium finds evidence of lasting effects from head
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has found that traumatic brain injury significantly increases the risk of suicide. According to a report in The Washington Post, researchers found
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