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Research shows that TBI in children is far worse than in adults — with longer recovery time and greater future risk. New rules and awareness are helping but there's more work to be done.

Chris Nowinski and his colleagues are studying the donated brains of deceased athletes and service members to learn more about the effects of repetitive brain trauma.

There are limits to how many times a baseball player can pitch before damaging his shoulder, but there are no limits to how many times an athlete can get hit in the head without permanent damage.

Christopher Nowinski explains that big concussions in sports are finally being appropriately diagnosed, but 80-95% of the "littler" ones are still going undiagnosed.

Artists may see the world differently from most people, but for artist Ginny Ruffner, especially after her brain injury, thinking about thinking, thinking about wonder and how the mind creates and is endlessly fascinating.

In therapy post-TBI, artist Ginny Ruffner was taught to bag groceries. That scared her — and motivated her to always do more than she needed to.

I keep making improvements partly because I go to the gym, partly because I do exercises at home, and partly because I'm so dang stubborn. I want to keep moving forward.

Since her brain injury, world-renowned artist Ginny Ruffner has had to discover different and more inventive ways to create her art.

Blast injuries are a complex form of injury — from the effects of pressure waves on the body's tissue to the psychological trauma that can come with physical injury.

Soldiers with TBI and their families should not stop looking for help and guidance; recovery will not happen if people isolate themselves.

Children with TBI and PTSD often reveal how they are truly coping through play, nightmares, or when they regress in developmental milestones.

Keeping a journal, taking videos, and looking back to mark progress can help families with a loved one with a severe TBI. But most importantly, families need to seek help.