NFL Doctor Wanted CTE Reference Removed From Fact Sheet
For all its supposed concern and lip service about worrying about its players, the National Football League continues to stubbornly refuse to face facts about the link between repeated head injuries...
View ArticleNo Helmet, No Bike, ‘Dear Abby’ Readers Advise Parents
An Oklahoma police officer laid down the law when it comes to helmets and kids and bicycle riding this week. And he did it, of all places, in a “Dear Abby” column....
View ArticleParkinson’s Mild Cognitive Impairment Linked To Early Dementia
Mild cognitive impairment at the time of Parkinson’s-disease diagnosis appears to be linked to an increased risk of early dementia, according to a new Norwegian study, The research was published online...
View ArticleObama Unveils His $100 Million Brain Study Initiative
At a White House press conference Tuesday, President Obama officially unveiled his $100 million research initiative to understand and map the human brain....
View ArticleDementia Wins Title As Most Costly Disease, At $215 Billion
Dementia is costly not only in terms of the emotional toll it takes on its victims and their families, but in dollars and sense. And the situation is going to get worse as baby boomers age. The...
View ArticleKids With ADHD Face Tougher Recovery From Concussions
A new study has found that children who have attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) seem to suffer more brain damage following concussions, according to Time.com....
View ArticleTBI Increases Risk For Stroke, Study Says
New research published Wednesday found that people who have suffered traumatic brain injury (TBI) appear significantly more likely to have a stroke — 30 percent more likely....
View ArticleOhio State Planning Long-Term Study Of Player Concussions
Big Ten school Ohio State University is looking to do a long-term concussion study that would track Buckeye football players long after they left the college, according to The Blade of Toledo, Ohio....
View ArticleEx-N.Y. Jet Jim Hudson Dies Of Parkinson’s Dementia
Jim Hudson made football history when he intercepted a pass that turned into a key play in the 1969 Super Bowl, where the New York Jets upset the Baltimore Colts. Hudson died Tuesday in Texas at age...
View ArticleBeaten Fan, With TBI, Sues Ex-Dodgers Owner Over Stadium Security
The former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers faces a negligence lawsuit filed by a San Francisco Giants fans who was beaten, and sustained traumatic brain injury, by part of the hometown crowd. The Wall...
View ArticleArt Therapy Used As A Treatment For Soldiers With TBI
There are all kinds of treatments for soldiers who are trying to deal with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the psychological problems that come with it. The Walter Reed National Military Medical...
View ArticleCalifornia Man Gets $58 Million For Brain Damage From Bar Fight
When Antonio Lopez Chaj took his hat off at a press conference this week, the audience gasped. A big piece of the left side of his head appeared to be missing, as if it was sliced off. Chaj, the victim...
View ArticleOhio State, NFL Invite Football Moms To Safety Clinic
Football moms in the Buckeye State have a chance to get educated about concussions, all part of an effort to keep their gridiron sons safe. That’s because this week National Football League...
View ArticleDefense Dept. 15-Year Veteran TBI Study Needs Funding
Congress several years ago commissioned a 15-year study on the impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. That was a grand gesture, to be sure, but it has...
View ArticleJudge Orders Mediation In NFL Concussion Lawsuits
In a high-stakes case, a federal judge Monday ordered lawyers for the NFL and roughly 4,000 former and current players, who are suing the league over the issue of concussions, to mediation, The New...
View ArticleNFL Doctor Wanted CTE Reference Removed From Fact Sheet
For all its supposed concern and lip service about worrying about its players, the National Football League continues to stubbornly refuse to face facts about the link between repeated head injuries...
View ArticleNo Helmet, No Bike, ‘Dear Abby’ Readers Advise Parents
An Oklahoma police officer laid down the law when it comes to helmets and kids and bicycle riding this week. And he did it, of all places, in a “Dear Abby” column....
View ArticleParkinson’s Mild Cognitive Impairment Linked To Early Dementia
Mild cognitive impairment at the time of Parkinson’s-disease diagnosis appears to be linked to an increased risk of early dementia, according to a new Norwegian study, The research was published online...
View ArticleObama Unveils His $100 Million Brain Study Initiative
At a White House press conference Tuesday, President Obama officially unveiled his $100 million research initiative to understand and map the human brain....
View ArticleDementia Wins Title As Most Costly Disease, At $215 Billion
Dementia is costly not only in terms of the emotional toll it takes on its victims and their families, but in dollars and sense. And the situation is going to get worse as baby boomers age. The...
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