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When former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez died, his family donated his brain to research. They wanted to know if Aaron’s brain showed any signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a neurodegenerative disease associated with multiple head injuries.

It may not be surprising to find out that alcohol use can increase your likelihood of receiving a traumatic brain injury. In fact, as many as half of all traumatic brain injury emergency room visits had alcohol use involved in some way. What is surprising, however, is...

Research presented at the American Academy of Neurology demonstrated that the brain's emotional control center is larger in people who develop PTSD after receiving a traumatic brain injury (TBI) than those with TBI who do not develop PTSD. The researchers...

A study form the American Academy of Neurology has found that, surprisingly, among athletes at Columbia University, women may be more likely to receive a concussion than men. According to their study, 17 percent of men had at least one concussion during...

Evidence is starting to mount that traumatic brain injury can make people more likely to develop PTSD. A paper in JAMA demonstrates that active-duty soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan who experienced a concussion or other mild forms of traumatic brain injury...

A recent NPR article highlights the need for scientists to more closely examine brain injuries and concussions in females. The article points out, that until recently, the majority of studies of traumatic brain injuries have been conducted on males, even...

A concussion or other serious traumatic brain injury can negatively impact a person’s sleep for a year and half or longer. According to a study in Neurology, those with brain injuries may not even be aware that they are experiencing sleep problems. The...

Public awareness of the prevalence veterans suffering from PTSD is at an all-time high. There is far less awareness, however, of the frequency of PTSD in America’s first responders.

The Military Health System commissioned a study to examine the effects of PTSD and depression in the armed services, the two most common mental-health issues in the military. The study found that the military's health program provides insufficient...

Millions of Americans suffer from chronic pain every year. Many of them will go to great lengths to help ease their pain. But, how much, exactly, would a person spend per day to live pain free? A study at the National Bureau of Economic Research set out to...

A study in JAMA Internal Medicine revealed that people whom experienced chronic pain earlier in their lives are at an increased risk of developing dementia. According to the study, people with chronic pain had a 9 percent increase in rapid memory decline...

For the many veterans afflicted with PTSD, war is not their only battle. According to a recent study in JAMA, veterans with PTSD are at an “increased risk of receiving opioids for pain, high-risk opioid use and adverse clinical outcomes.”

New evidence from Radiology Today suggests that children who play football are at an increased risk for traumatic brain injury, even if they never received a concussion.