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"A New Leash on Life: The K9s for Warriors Story" highlights the journeys of three United States veterans struggling to adapt to life back home. All three suffered from PTSD after returning from serving overseas, and each has found hope and new ways to handle their stress and emotional challenges through the aid of a companion dog.

The photos on the wall of Heather Hardy's small office inside Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn chronicle the former champion's 11-year professional career. Now a year into forced retirement after taking brain-damaging blows in the ring, the 43-year-old tries to hold it together as the photos stir up memories of better days.

Hardy says she wants to help reform a boxing-management system that has left many fighters feeling exploited and does too little to educate them on smart health and financial choices during their careers. 

Little noticed among the casualties of last week’s mass firings at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was the group of scientists who researched traumatic brain injury (TBI) at CDC’s injury center. All five lost their jobs.

Researchers are studying psychedelics as a possible treatment for conditions like depression, PTSD and substance use disorders. But they don't know exactly how these drugs work.

Getting the answer to this question is especially difficult when people often take psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin for their trademark "trips."

Some researchers think these psychoactive, spiritual effects are a big part of why patients could benefit from psychedelic drugs. Other researchers think these drugs' power may lie in the ways they alter brain chemistry or structure.

This week on Short Wave, we're talking to researchers about how they're trying to untangle these trippy factors of psychedelic medicine ... and why the answer could help direct the future of the industry.

The bill — called the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act or SAVES Act — would authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs for the first time to award grants to nonprofits to provide service dogs at no cost to veterans with disabilities.

Easy everyday habits can help keep you sharp. And it’s never too late to start them.

Help end the stigmatization associated with symptoms of complex trauma.

A powerful psychedelic long used in African rituals shows surprising promise for treating traumatic brain injury and PTSD.

Almost two-thirds of the claimants in a concussion lawsuit against rugby league authorities showed symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to documents seen by the BBC.

Most young athletes also have significantly lower neck strength compared to adults. This weakness, combined with a proportionally larger head size relative to their neck, leads to greater forces transmitted to the brain when an impact occurs.

Learn how brain circuits that help regulate slumber may also control consciousness, helping advance research.