Two recent celebrity-related deaths caught my attention in the past few days, because they both involved ills of the brain. First, Roman Catholic priest and best-selling author Andrew M. Greeley died last Thursday at age 85 in Chicago. A vocal critic of the Church, and a writer of sometimes-racy novels,..
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My heart almost stopped when I saw the story tonight that the body of Cullen Finnerty, a star quarterback when he was in college, had been discovered in a woods in north Michigan. I know I shouldn’t jump to any conclusions, but of course I can’t help but suspect the..
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This week legislation was introduced in Washington that calls for improvements in sports-equipment safety standards and a crackdown on false advertising regarding such gear. It’s great news. U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and John D. “Jay” Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Wednesday..
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Here is something that shouldn’t come as a surprise: People in the military who suffer more than one mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) face a significantly higher risk of suicide — throughout their lives! That’s the finding of new research by the National Center for Veterans Studies at the University..
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It always astounds me how much research is ongoing on the brain – and yet how little we still know about it. Here is the latest science from UCLA. “When the brain’s primary ‘learning center’ is damaged, complex new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function,” or so..
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A new application of an existing medical imaging technology could help predict long-term damage in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a new University of California San Francisco study. http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2013/05/105821/imaging-technique-could-help-traumatic-brain-injury-patients Researchers analyzed brain scans using applied rapid automated resting state magnetoencephalography (MEG) imaging, which maps brain activity by..
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Ricardo Portillo is just the second official in the United States reported to have died due to referee assault, The New York Times said Tuesday. But I have a feeling he may not be the last. The Times did an opus on the tragic story of Ricardo Portillo, 46, who..
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I’ve read a lot of stories about the mental deterioration and psychological anguish that ex-NFL players suffer from the brain injuries they sustained during their careers. And one of the best ones I’ve seen is a recent story about former tackle Kyle Turley by The San Diego Union-Tribune. In the..
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Last week I wrote about a a soccer referee in Utah who was in a coma after being punched in the face by a player he had flagged for a foul. http://tbilaw.com/blog/soccer-referee-in-coma-after-being-punched-by-player/ There’s an update: The referee died. ABC News reported that Ricardo Portillo, 46, passed away on Saturday night...
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What do you do when a soccer referee gives you a warning about your unsportsmanlike behavior? You punch him in the head. At least that’s what one 17-year-old did Saturday during a game in Taylorsville, Utah, according to the Deseret News of Salt Lake City. Now the referee is in..
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