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Brain Is Active During Concussion Recovery, Study Documents

Posted on August 21st, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Researchers in Wisconsin have documented — for the first time — irregular brain activity within the first 24 hours following a concussion, as well as an increased level of brain activity weeks later. It all suggests that the brain may compensate for the injury during the recovery time. http://www.mcw.edu/Releases/2013-News-Releases/The-Concussed-Brain-at-Work-fMRI-Study-Documents-Brain-Activation-During-Concussion-Recovery.htm The..
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UW Tests Using Brain Activity To Detect Lying

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

Could a net of more than 100 electrodes one day supplant today’s lie detector? Research at the University of Wisconsin-Stout could pave the way for that. Using brain activity to determine if a person is lying was the idea behind the study that got under way recently this summer at..
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Obama Unveils National Plan On Traumatic Brain Injury, Vets

Posted on August 11th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Addressing the Disabled American Veterans group, President Obama Saturday offered details on his National Research Action Plan to prevent and treat traumatic brain injury (TBI). http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/08/10/fact-sheet-obama-administration-s-work-honor-our-military-families-and-v Much of the president’s initiative on TBI and mental health has to do with the treatment of veterans, as his administration claims that meeting..
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Helmet Warnings And Ducking Liability For Concussions

Posted on August 9th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

If you listened to the warning on football helmets, you wouldn’t be playing the sport. Here is what the helmet manufacturer Schutt Sports says on its safety headgear: “No helmet system can protect you from serious brain and/or neck injuries including paralysis or death. To avoid these risks, do not..
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High Blood Sugar Increases Risk Of Dementia, Study Finds

Posted on August 8th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

New research has found that high blood sugar levels, even with people who don’t have diabetes, are linked to an increased risk for dementia, according to WebMD. http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20130807/high-blood-sugar-levels-tied-to-small-increases-in-dementia-risk The increased risk associated with elevated blood glucose levels was from 10 percent to 40 percent, said the study published Aug. 8..
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One Kid Seen Every 3 Minutes For Sports-Related Concussions

Posted on August 7th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

A new study by Safe Kids Worldwide found that 163,670 children were treated in emergency rooms last year for sports-related concussions, or one child every three minutes. The analysis also found that 47 percent of these concussions were sustained by youths 12 to 15 years old. http://natmonitor.com/2013/08/06/kids-injured-playing-sports-once-every-25-seconds-study-finds/ All in all,..
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Princeton Mandates Headgear For Soccer, Field Hockey

Posted on August 6th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Princeton has become the first town in New Jersey to require students who play soccer, lacrosse and field hockey to wear protective headgear, sparking a controversy in the process, according to The Times of Trenton. I don’t get it. http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/08/princeton_schools_become_the_first_in_the_state_to_require_headgear_for_soccer_lacrosse_and_field_ho.html Part of the brouhaha is over whether such headgear really..
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Ex-College Football Star Had 2 Paranoid Episodes Before Death

Posted on August 5th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Cullen Finnerty, a record-setting college football star, had two paranoid episodes that his family was aware of. He died during the second one, alone in a isolated Michigan woods May 28. Officials still don’t know how or why. Filing a Freedom of Information Act request, the Associated Press obtained access..
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Parents Sue Air Ambulance Over Brain-Damaged Son

Posted on August 3rd, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

The Canadian parents of a toddler who was left brain damaged following a Shock Trauma Air Response Society (STARS) ambulance flight have filed suit against the service and several of its medical personnel, according to the Winnipeg Free Press. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/lawsuit-over-childs-brain-death-217881471.html Emily Moar and Blair Campbell filed the action in response..
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Study Backs Possible Link Of Gum Disease To Alzheimer’s

Posted on August 3rd, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Good dental hygiene may help ward off Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study that found a possible connection between gum disease and this form of dementia, according to Bloomberg News. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-29/bacteria-in-brains-suggest-alzheimer-s-gum-disease-link.html The research, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, discovered a bacteria linked to gum disease, Porphyromonas gingivalis,..
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