Last month, the United States Department of Defense revealed a brain bank aimed at furthering research of the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Several families have made donations to the research effort, and the collection of specimens has received many requests from researchers looking to study the brains, according to Forbes. Currently, the bank… Read More
Research Suggests Cancer and Chemotherapy Could Lower Chance of Developing Alzheimer’s
A preliminary study recently found that there is a link between cancer and chemotherapy and a lower risk of the later development of Alzheimer’s disease in a patient, according to an article by HealthDay News. The researchers studied the health records of approximately 3.5 million patients at Veterans Affairs healthcare systems from 1996 through 2001…. Read More
Researchers Increase Efforts to Find Biomarkers for Brain Injury
A biomarker can be a telling sign for a specific condition. According to the National Cancer Institute, a biomarker is “a biological molecule found in blood, other body fluids or tissuesthat is a sign of a normal or abnormal process, or of a condition or disease.” Biomarkers are frequently used in the treatment of many… Read More
CDC Expresses Concern over Rise in TBI from Sports-Related Activities
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is calling for changes to public policy after its latest weekly Morbidity and Mortality Report revealed that there has been a rise in sports-related brain injuries among adolescents. According to Bloomberg, similar pressure from the CDC resulted in a reduction of head trauma deaths from motor vehicle accidents…. Read More
Study Explores Link between Preeclampsia and Cerebral Palsy
According to a new study published in the journal BMJ on July 9, babies born premature and/or small in size from mothers who developed preeclampsia during pregnancy have an increased risk of developing cerebral palsy. The researchers found that full-term babies of a normal size do not carry the same risk, HealthDay News reports in… Read More
New Study Reveals Strong Link between TBI and Future Stroke Development
In a study published in Neurology on June 26, researchers have found a strong association between traumatic brain injury and future development of ischemic stroke. The association is strong even with considerations for potential confounders, such as vascular risk factors and secondary or tertiary conditions. According to the researchers, the association is similar in intensity… Read More