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Colorado researchers think they might be able to help veterans with traumatic brain injury and PTSD by improving the health of their gut microbiome.

For many veterans, the battle doesn’t end when they come home. The invisible wounds of combat, like PTSD, can leave some feeling withdrawn or isolated. A new documentary, “In Waves and War,” follows a group of former Navy SEALs as they find healing through an unconventional tool: guided psychedelic therapy. Ali Rogin speaks with the film’s director and one of the Navy SEALs featured for more.

Every day, thousands of people use indoor gun ranges that are designed to limit the hazards of target shooting, including lead exposure and stray bullets. But shooting indoors poses another hazard that has been almost entirely overlooked: Concussive blast waves that can damage the brain.

I’m a public health expert who spent 18 years as a scientist at the CDC. Most of my time at the CDC was spent in the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, one of the hardest hit of the agency’s programs. One critical injury center program that was cut from CDC in April is its HEADS UP program, which provides resources and training aimed at protecting kids from concussions and other serious brain injuries.

"Learning BSL has helped me say words that I cannot speak," says Tina who fell down a flight of stairs in 2018 and was in a coma for six weeks. The accident caused a traumatic brain injury that dramatically changed her life, leaving her struggling to speak. Now 59, Tina says learning sign language has given her a new way to communicate.

Canadian Royal Purple raising awareness of brain injuries from intimate partner violence

Returning soldiers are suffering in record numbers, and the military is scrambling to address an issue once taboo in Israel.

Rick Doblin discusses FDA's recent feedback on MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD, emphasizing transparency and the therapy's potential in clinical practice.

For many former Navy Special Warfare Combat Crewmen, the experience of delivering Navy SEALs to their destination was one of both pure exhilaration and sheer terror.

However, the job has taken a permanent toll on operators. To better understand the extent of the injuries, Anthony Smith, a former Navy boat driver, has independently surveyed hundreds of other veterans in the fast boat community and the results are overwhelming: Nearly all of the respondents claim symptoms consistent with brain injury, including anxiety, depression, sleep apnea, insomnia, testosterone problems, anger and irritability.

Younger US military veterans are three times more likely to experience posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than their older counterparts, largely due to greater psychological and social challenges, according to a new study led by researchers at Yale School of Medicine and the National Center for PTSD.

Army veteran Jason Ayala had spent years in therapy, battling the effects of PTSD. Nothing seemed to click. So, when Ayala was encouraged to participate in Empowering the Spirit, an evidence-based program launched by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Ayala was skeptical.