The National Football League Alumni Association (NFLAA) and Neuralstem Inc. are working together to develop a trial using one of the company’s drugs to treat retired football players suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBI). In a press release Wednesday, the two announced that the trial would incorporate NSI-189, the lead..
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The production of certain brain cells, called astrocytes, thought to be an impediment to healing may actually be needed to staunch bleeding and foster repair after a stroke or head trauma, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. Duke issued a press release on the results of the study, which was..
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A jury has awarded $11.5 million to the family of high school football player who suffered traumatic brain damage during a practice, with helmet maker Riddell held liable for $3.1 million of the damages, according to the Associated Press. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/14/riddell-helmet-maker-lawsuit-negligent_n_3082260.html A jury in Denver issued the award to the family..
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Some people say that there’s an app for everything and maybe it’s true, because now there’s one for brain injury survivors. This new iPhone app is called It’s Done!, and its purpose is to help the brain injured recall whether they have remembered to do life-saving tasks such as turning..
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A Washington woman, who sustained a debilitating traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a crash involving a semi, has received a wonderful gift. She has been given a therapy dog that will no doubt make her life a lot more joyous, according to KING-TV in Seattle. http://www.kvue.com/news/Stranger-gifts-brain-injury-victim-with-therapy-dog-196634001.html Kerri Eden suffered permanent..
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Veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan seem to be be plagued with problems when they come home and try to adjust to life back in the states. Researchers have discovered one possible reason for that. A recent study of military members found that those who have sustained..
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Since Pate Rehabilitation offers treatment and support programs for individuals recovering from acquired brain injuries, I guess it’s no surprise that Monday it touted publication of an article – by one of its founders — on the effectiveness of brain injury rehab. Dallas-based Pate Rehabilitation issued a press release on..
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Truth is indeed stranger than fiction. A electronic device has been developed, with funding from the U.S. Army, that aims to treat traumatic brain injury (TBI) by stimulating nerves on the tongue, according to Popular Science. http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-02/new-device-offers-brain-injury-treatment The device is called the Portable NeuroModulation Stimulator, PoNS. It was named after..
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New research has found that pets not only provide social and emotional support for those with disabilities, such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), but also for the so-called average Joe. At least that was the finding of a study recently published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and..
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