Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability in the world. Blunt force trauma to the brain, often from a bad fall or traffic accident, accounts for the deaths of over 61,000 ...

Decades after a landmark study showed the lasting health effects of such trauma, researchers are finding ways to guard ...

A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging finds that childhood trauma can lead to disruptions in two main regions of the brain, the default mode ...

The medical consequences of traumatic brain injuries are well-studied and affect millions of Americans every year. But one of the brain's complexities is less explored: how much force from a car crash ...

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Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) can have significant, lasting effects on an individual's cognitive and physical abilities. TBIs often result in long-term complications that can alter a person's daily ...

Various methods of "brain cooling" - or induced hypothermia - can be used to limit swelling in the brain when someone suffers ...

Whether it’s football players colliding on the field or military personnel exposed to explosive blasts in combat, traumatic brain injury is a prevalent — and potentially deadly — condition responsible ...

Experiencing multiple acute stresses at the same time, as in natural disasters or mass shootings, can leave lasting memory ...