Psychology Today | Feb 3, 2023
The Washington Post | Feb 2, 2023
A recent study found that an early return to school — which researchers defined as missing less than three days — benefited children ages 8 to 18, who had less severe symptoms two weeks after their concussion compared with kids who stayed home longer. -- Read the study here.
Medical Xpress | Jan 31, 2023
The study of more than 15,000 Brits people found the risk was cumulative – meaning the more times a person injures their brain, the worse their brain function could be as they age. -- Read the study here.
Science Alert | Jan 24, 2023
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Rochester have identified a layer of tissue that helps protect our gray and white matter, one that hasn't been distinguished before. -- Read the study here.
Texas Public Radio | Jan 20, 2023
A short but intensive treatment can help combat veterans overcome post-traumatic stress disorder in as little as three weeks, according to a new study out of UT Health San Antonio.
NBC News | Jan 13, 2023
Unlike for most other medical benefits, veterans do not have to be enrolled in the VA system to be eligible for the free emergency mental health care.
U.S. News & World Report | Jan 11, 2023
Military service members who conceal their suicidal thoughts are also more likely to store their guns unsafely, a new study reveals.
The New York Times | Jan 9, 2023
While the risks do not end on the field, the medical care often does.
The Hill | Jan 4, 2023
Military members, their families, and retirees often have greater mental health care needs than civilians.
WTKR / CBS | Jan 4, 2023
From the moment we are born, breathing is automatic, but scientists say just because it happens subconsciously, doesn't mean it's balanced.
Time | Jan 4, 2023
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was once an obscure entry in medical textbooks. Now, it’s the neurological disease associated with repeated blows to the head, known for afflicting more than 300 former NFL players, and perhaps hundreds more (the condition can only be definitively diagnosed post-mortem).
Brain & Life | Dec 23, 2022
Many people who had COVID-19 continue to have symptoms well after the initial infection. Here's the latest on possible causes and treatments.
Brain & Life | Dec 23, 2022
With no consensus on a clinical definition of long COVID, it can be difficult to tell if you have it. Symptoms can include fatigue, shortness of breath, chronic coughing, chest pain, joint pain, and heart palpitations, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Common neurologic signs are cognitive and memory problems known as “brain fog,” headaches, difficulty sleeping, a loss of smell or taste, and depression or anxiety.
CBC | Dec 20, 2022
COVID-19 pandemic has brought new energy to scientific efforts to restore people’s sense of smell -- Read more on anosmia after brain injury.
Al Jazeera Media Network | Dec 20, 2022
Fault Lines investigates how the NFL didn’t compensate players who suffered head trauma playing the most popular US sport.
The New York Times | Dec 20, 2022
More and more pro and college athletes are trying on the Q-Collar as they search for something, anything, that might keep their brains safe. But does it work?
ABC News | Dec 19, 2022
ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton breaks down myths about suicide and how to help someone contemplating self-harm.
The New York Times | Dec 19, 2022
Head and neck injuries are rare in track and field, but coaches and professional runners are starting to pay more attention to their effects and how to prevent them.
Military.com | Dec 13, 2022
Traumatic brain injury has largely gone unrecognized, untreated, unnoticed and ignored by the institutions charged with caring for those who bear its weight … as well as those who are left picking up the pieces when that load becomes too great to bear at all.
Associated Press | Dec 13, 2022
The Center for Social and Psychological Rehabilitation is trying to help those who have experienced trauma after the Feb. 24 Russian invasion, using dogs like Bice to give comfort. -- Read more on the benefit of dogs for PTSD.
Neuroscience News | Dec 13, 2022
Exposure to trauma can be life-changing—and researchers are learning more about how traumatic events may physically change our brains. But these changes are not happening because of physical injury; rather, the brain appears to rewire itself after these experiences.
Neuroscience News | Dec 5, 2022
Beginners who took piano lessons for one hour a week over the course of 11 weeks showed improvements in audio and visual processing. Additionally, musical training helped to boost mood and reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety.
Military Times | Dec 2, 2022
The nation’s new 988 hotline, intended to help anyone experiencing a mental health emergency, was out of service for several hours Thursday. Veterans can dial 877-267-6030 or call any VA facility and press 7 to reach the Veterans Crisis Line. The Veterans Crisis Line chat and text (838255) are also available.
The War Horse | Dec 1, 2022
For 15 years, Andrea Rathbun struggled with thoughts that she was the “worst person ever.” With the help of therapy, she understood that she was a survivor of military sexual trauma.
Refinery 29 | Nov 28, 2022
"A sentence I never thought I’d say, but have said many times in the last month: thank god for ketamine." This is the third installment in a three-part series about being prescribed ketamine treatment for a traumatic brain injury.
