According to the National Institutes of Health, a growing concern in the study of traumatic brain injuries is sleep disorders, as patients have long reported a variety of difficulties. Among the sleep disorders that are being increasingly associated with TBI are insomnia, hypersomnia, narcolepsy, fatigue, delayed sleep phase, and alteration of sleep-wake schedule, among others…. Read More
New Study Aims To Link Concussions To Advanced Brain Injuries
Doctors at the University of Michigan’s School of Kinesiology have been studying the brains of college students as part of an ongoing attempt to learn more about the long-term effects of concussions and brain damage. By studying the brain activity of both student with concussions and those without, researchers were able to determine that injuries… Read More
Athletic Training System Dynavision Proves Beneficial In TBI Treatment
With a great deal of national attention for traumatic brain injuries focused on the National Football League’s pending lawsuits and increasing awareness for American soldiers and recovery, a new treatment method is being developed out of a training method from the NFL by the military. The Dynavision 2 has previously been used by professional athletes… Read More
Progesterone Treatments Could Provide Huge Breakthrough In Brain Injury Recovery
The fact that women typically rehabilitate from traumatic brain injuries better than men may be linked to the fact that they produce the hormone progesterone, which aids in the female menstrual cycle and pregnancy. While not a steroid in itself, progesterone is very similar to steroids and they have played an essential role in treating… Read More
FDA Approves Schwann Cell Testing For The Miami Project’s Search for a Paralysis Cure
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted permission to the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis to begin a Phase 1 clinical trial to test the use of human Schwann cells in curing paralysis. Schwann cells are found in the peripheral nervous system and they are basically the nervous system’s means of communication. The… Read More
New Handheld Device Could Instantly Detect Traumatic Brain Injuries
David Hage, a professor of chemistry at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has spent many years developing ways to quickly and accurately measure the protein levels in blood samples for the sake of diagnosing traumatic brain injuries, and through a new collaboration, he may be on the verge of delivering the most significant tool in recent… Read More