The Connection between Football and CTE: The Story of Aaron Hernandez By Kate Fehlhaber 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...
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 found...
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 their career,...
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 have a much...
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 the...
