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Senators pressed Pentagon officials and other experts Wednesday for solutions to the military's suicide crisis and highlighted the need to expand access to mental health counseling.

Drew Magary may never know what caused his traumatic brain injury -- and he's OK with that. The author and popular writer for Defector says he's happily living his life as "slightly damaged goods."

Long after a car accident left him in a minimally conscious state in 1984, he woke up one day and said, “Mom.” Then he kept talking.

To study emotions in animals, scientists need to look beneath feelings to the brain states that produce certain behaviors. Animal emotions are also helping scientists understand certain psychiatric disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

'I had to learn how to live again': Brain injury survivor shares message through art.

New research hints at why cognitive problems may persist after COVID.

More awareness around minor traumatic brain injuries in children is needed, including the importance of rest and not dismissing the condition as “just a bit of concussion”. Children need to be given more time to recover after concussion.

“It's more than sport; it's therapy,” vocational counselor Tony Fitzgerald says. “Being with others who are dealing with the same problems, day in and day out. Especially for someone newly injured, the psychological benefits cannot be overstated.” Adaptive sports are recommended by medical professionals who work with people who have a spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury (TBI), or degenerative neurologic disease.

The Protecting Survivors From Traumatic Brain Injury Act would require the Department of Health and Human Services to collect data on brain injuries resulting from intimate partner violence and sexual assault.

Researchers say exposure to air pollution should be considered a risk factor for neurologic disorders such as stroke, dementia, and possibly Parkinson's disease.

"I had to learn how to live again." A Maryland woman who survived a severe traumatic brain injury is expressing her trauma through art. -- For more on Creative Arts Therapies visit The Treatment Hub.