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The Problem with Helmets: Part 3 (of 3)

Posted on: 01.11.16 | by neurostudies

What good are helmets at protecting the wearer from head injuries? For some, the answer is, “Not very.” A 6-year study involving members of 8 collegiate football teams who wore either one of two types of revolutionary, concussion preventing helmet showed one helmet reduced the risk of concussion by 54% over the other. But authorsRead More

The Problem with Helmets: Part 2 (of 3)

Posted on: 12.14.15 | by neurostudies

The first installment identified three sports—professional hockey, skiing, and snowboarding—in which statistics show helmet use had no impact on the wearer’s risk of traumatic brain injury (TBI). But statistics can be misleading. Case in point: The rise in concussions among pro hockey players, who’ve been required to wear helmets since the 1979-1980 season, followed issuanceRead More

The Problem with Helmets: Part 1 (of 3)

Posted on: 11.25.15 | by neurostudies

If you play a contact or extreme sport, use a helmet, protect your head, and prevent a brain injury. Simple, right? Not so fast. Were helmets so helpful, why would incidences of concussion rise among pro hockey players after helmets were mandated by the league 1979? In the 10-year period 1986-1996, there were an averageRead More

New Drug Telmisartan Designed to Restrict Brain Inflation

Posted on: 10.01.15 | by neurostudies

“When an individual sustains a major traumatic brain injury, the swelling of tissues causes the damage observed later on. Car crashes are the most notorious causes of brain trauma. Unfortunately most of the action plans involved with brain trauma are management of swelling, not prevention. However, researchers have begun trials on an anti‐inflammatory drug thatRead More

Department of Defense and NCAA Team Up to Advance Concussion Diagnosis and Treatment

Posted on: 08.24.15 | by neurostudies

The Department of Defense (DoD) is extremely interested in the neurological care of their Airmen.  How interested?  30 million dollars interested.  The government has issued 30 million dollars to the Department of Defense as well as the NCAA to collaborate on a long-term research study to evaluate the brains of their cadets and the collegiateRead More

Concussion Detection Goggles

Posted on: 08.10.15 | by neurostudies

The University of Miami researchers have begun the process of collecting baseline data from their men’s football, women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball teams through a new technology: concussion detection goggles.  Dr. Michael Hoffer, a former US Navy captain and current professor at UM, developed the examination technology during his time in Iraq.  The athlete’s baselineRead More

If We Don’t Ask, We Don’t Know: Domestic Violence Head Injury

Posted on: 07.30.15 | by neurostudies

Head injuries have been making headlines these past several months following stories involving veterans who’ve suffered bomb blasts, NFL players who take on-field hits, even the comedian Tracy Morgan following his motor vehicle accident. Unfortunately, we may only have scratched the surface in identifying all of the many populations who may have a history of headRead More

Anatomy of Blast-Induced Head Trauma

Posted on: 07.15.15 | by neurostudies

Educational materials handed to patients diagnosed with a brain injury almost always show the same thing – a cut-away drawing of person’s head, striking a wall. In the drawing, large arrows show how the brain moves back and forth inside the skull, also known as contre-coup, French for ‘against sudden.’ The drawing illustrates that, afterRead More

Patients with Mild TBI Increased Risk of Mortality

Posted on: 06.24.15 | by neurostudies

Patients with a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are at a 4.2-times greater risk of death than the general population, according to research out of Scotland. By way of background, prior research has shown higher mortality rates among patients with severe head injuries, but little is known about mortality rates among patients mTBI.Read More

Neurodegeneration and Military mTBI

Posted on: 06.03.15 | by neurostudies

Neurodegeneration and Military mTBI

Most active military members who have seen combat have also faced mTBI’s.  These mTBI’s are caused by improvised explosive devices (IED); the explosion can cause serious damage if the soldier is close to the explosion.  However, recent studies have shown that the soldier only needs to be close enough for the shock waves to travelRead More

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