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Medical College of Wisconsin Lands NCAA Concussion Grant

Posted on July 19th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

The Medical College of Wisconsin has one of two leading concussions researchers that were awarded a $399,999 grant by the NCAA, which will help subsidize a study on the long-term effects of head injuries in college athletes. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/latest+news/2013/july/ncaa+funds+study+examining+the+long-term+effects+of+concussions+in+sports Michael McCrea, director of brain injury research at Medical College of Wisconsin,..
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Wisconsin Vietnam Vets Wanted For TBI-Alzheimer’s Study

Posted on July 19th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will be one of roughly 20 sites participating in a U.S. Department of Defense study of the possible link between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and Alzheimer’s disease in Vietnam vets as they get older, according to the The Cambridge News.  The..
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Dementia Rates Nosedive In Europe, Two Studies Say

Posted on July 18th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Since it is so rare to hear good news regarding dementia, the results of two studies conducted in Great Britain and Denmark offer some hope. The bottom line is that dementia rates have dropped dramatically in those nations, which researchers are attributing to the elderly being more educated and more..
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Delaying Retirement May Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk

Posted on July 16th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Did your 401K tank, leaving your nest egg looking pretty puny these days? Do you expect to have to postpone your retirement as a result? It’s all good: A new study has found that delaying retirement lowers your risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, the French study determined that..
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Hockey Player Blake Geoffrion Exits Sport After Brain Injury

Posted on July 15th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Hockey player Blake Geoffrion has gotten religion after sustaining a brain injury: The 25-year-old announced his retirement Monday, according to USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/canadiens/2013/07/15/blake-geoffrion-montreal-retirement-head-injury-ahl-game/2518879/ A former Predators forward, Geoffrion told the newspaper that the risks, and dangers, of suffering  another brain injury are too great to continue doing the sport. Last..
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Snowboarder Kevin Pearce Crusades Against Brain Injury

Posted on July 14th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

On New Year’s Eve 2009 Olympic-bound snowboarder Kevin Pearce hit a halfpipe face-first while practicing a so-called double-cork trick in Park City, Utah. As with many traumatic brain injury (TBI) victims, Pearce’s life has never been the same since. On Monday, July 15, HBO will air a documentary on Pearce’s..
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TBIs For Youth Athletes Soar, CDC Reports

Posted on July 13th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are calling for public policy changes to stem the increase of sports-related brain injuries in youths, according to Bloomberg News. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-11/brain-trauma-surge-among-youth-athletes-raises-cdc-alarm.html In its weekly Morbidity and Mortality report, the CDC said that the success rate in reducing head trauma in motor vehicle accidents..
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Boston Hospitals Approve Brain-Injury Treatment Without Consent

Posted on July 12th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Under federal law, scientists need to get a patient’s approval before they administer an experimental drug to him or her. But that’s not what will be happening at two major Boston hospitals According to a very interesting blog in the Boston Globe, Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Medical Center will..
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Brain Stimulation Aids Stroke Patients With Speech Impairment

Posted on July 10th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Non-invasive brain stimulation can help stroke patients recover from chronic speech-language impairment, according to new research. That was the initial result of a study by Dr. Roy Hamilton, the co-director of the Laboratory for Cognition and Neural Stimulation at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. His study was published in..
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Fan Hit In Head By Singer Miguel Still Having Brain Problems

Posted on June 16th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

The audience member who singer Miguel kicked in the head during the Billboard Music Awards a month ago is still having cognitive problems, which her lawyer blames on the incident, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Lawyer-Miguel-inviting-lawsuit-over-fan-s-injury-4602498.php The attorney representing Khyati Shah, an exchange student from New Zealand, told the..
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