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Research in TBI can seem slow. But even small steps can make an incredible difference in the quality of life of people with TBI.

"I try to teach my TBI research students to get rid of scientific tenets, to let the door open to other possibilities."

Is a subconcussive event a concussive event that only affects one part of the brain? Learn more about what research is showing, and hopes to show in the future.

Researcher David Hovda, PhD is less interested in aptosis — or cell death — after TBI than what the cells that survive are doing to compensate for what is lost.

There is always more to learn, but certain changes — from monitoring cranial pressure to having patients lie at an incline instead of flat — have increased recovery in patients post-injury.

Nutritional supplements can have positive — and negative effects on short-term memory.

Are they safe? Do they help?

Symptoms from brain injury and addiction can seem the same.

Waiting or preventing: what’s the best choice?

If you went to AA meetings before TBI, keep going.

Almost 25% of people with TBI experience changes in taste and smell.

Sharing medical history with your doctors after TBI helps more than it hurts.