Science Alert | Mar 28, 2022
The next time you're not able to get out to the gym, maybe spin some records instead: new research suggests the positive impact on mental health from singing, playing, or listening to music is around the same impact experienced with exercise or weight loss.
WCAX / CBS | Mar 24, 2022
July 14th, 2018 was the day Vermont couple Cindy and Gordon Chaffee’s lives changed forever. No one really knows what happened on the course since Cindy Chaffee has no memory of the accident, but doctors theorized she’d lost control and crashed her bike.
CNET | Mar 24, 2022
My dad, an esteemed scientist accustomed to living in his mind, had that mind irrevocably altered in an instant after being struck in a hit-and-run.
WPDE / ABC | Mar 24, 2022
Veterans living with PTSD and traumatic brain injuries got a special treat at Ripley's Aquarium. They got to swim with Eagle and Cownose Rays.
Science Alert | Mar 23, 2022
In recent years, scientists have found that psychoactive drugs such as MDMA, psilocybin, LSD, and ketamine show promise in treating various mental health issues. Now, MDMA-assisted therapy has shown more promising results in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). -- For more on psychedelics as treatment visit The Treatment Hub.
USA Today | Mar 23, 2022
Congress required the Pentagon to create the committee, independent of the Defense Department, to review suicide prevention programs and find ways to improve them.
The New York Times | Mar 22, 2022
Paul McCrory helped write the bible of concussion treatment recommendations. But when he was accused of plagiarizing, many scientists took aim at his relationships to the sports leagues he advised.
The Age | Mar 22, 2022
The father of a West Coast premiership player who retired because of brain trauma says the concussion his son sustained from a sickening collision in 2019 destroyed the footballer’s life, as the former Eagle seeks a financial settlement from the AFL.
Forbes | Mar 21, 2022
People infected with Covid-19 face a much greater risk of developing potentially dangerous blood clots in the brain than people who get vaccinated against the disease with an mRNA vaccine made by Pfizer or Moderna, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open, underscoring the safety profile and benefits of vaccination despite rare side effects.
The New York Times | Mar 21, 2022
Maj. Gen. Ernest Litynski has received numerous awards and decorations during his nearly three decades in the Army. But he is best known among soldiers and his superiors for his campaign to illuminate mental health issues among troops, scraping away bit by bit at the stigma that often leads to tragedy.
10TampaBay, CBS | Mar 21, 2022
Researchers at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center recently discovered a blood test that could help doctors determine the severity of a patient's brain injury. According to Orlando Health, physicians currently rely on computed tomography (CT) scans to initially evaluate a traumatic brain injury or concussion. But, researchers say this new blood test will allow doctors to decide whether a patient with a mild brain injury or concussion needs a CT scan.
The Huffington Post | Mar 21, 2022
"It’s critical to consider the vast populace who want to participate and contribute to our society but can’t due to something outside their control."
Insider | Mar 18, 2022
Psychedelics are being researched to target a variety of mental health illnesses including PTSD. For more on psychedelics as treatment for PTSD please visit The Treatment Hub.
NPR | Mar 18, 2022
Arts therapies appear to ease a host of brain disorders from Parkinson's to PTSD. But these treatments that rely on music, poetry or visual arts haven't been backed by rigorous scientific testing. -- For more on Creative Arts Therapies visit The Treamtment Hub.
Science Alert | Mar 18, 2022
A hidden passage we never knew existed.
The Washington Post | Mar 17, 2022
Some people who got Covid-19 early in the pandemic still haven’t recovered, and what looked like “long Covid” might, for some people, be a permanent condition if no treatment is found.
KRDO / ABC | Mar 17, 2022
While coronavirus started as something people worried about impacting their lungs, we now know the virus doesn’t just stop there. Doctors say even your brain can be affected in detrimental ways.
USA Today | Mar 17, 2022
PTSD is commonly associated with veterans of military combat, but it can occur after exposure to other violent, dangerous or frightening events. And now the CDC lists it as an effect of COVID-19 illness or hospitalization.
WWNY / CBS | Mar 16, 2022
This is Brain Injury Awareness Month and one family has a fresh outlook after receiving a unique therapy delivered through a small electronic device.
WYMT / CBS | Mar 16, 2022
Lewis Ferguson shared his perspective on life saying, ”live everyday like it’s your last.” Ferguson, 19, has spent the last year and a half in Louisville after a crash forced him to relearn basic functions like walking and talking.
WJLA / ABC | Mar 16, 2022
Nurses were honored at the beginning of the pandemic. But now, they’re getting burned out and sometimes face abuse.
Forbes | Mar 15, 2022
New studies report that as many as one quarter of all those infected with Covid-19 experience long-term brain damage regardless disease severity.
WCSH / NBC | Mar 15, 2022
Watching tanks roll through the streets of Ukraine and civilians being shot at are what many of us have been seeing on a daily basis, including our war veterans.
KPBS / PBS | Mar 15, 2022
In the months prior to the fall of Kabul in August 2021, Nick Pilozzi was reaching out to help other veterans.
Popular Science | Mar 14, 2022
Focusing on your community is one way you can help yourself and others.
