"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.

A brain injury survivor from Clapham will attempt to set a new world record for the fastest male London Marathon runner dressed as a body part.

Alex Paget will race dressed as a giant brain, to raise money for the charity Headway which supported him as he dealt with post-concussion syndrome.

He also wants to raise awareness of the condition, which he developed shortly after falling off his bike and hitting his head in 2021.

He said wearing such a "ridiculous" costume along the 26.2-mile challenge will symbolise his recovery - and help the charity in helping other brain injury survivors.

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. 

‘They say they care about us, then they cut us’

Veteran Karen Hollitt graduated from therapy in 2020, hadn’t needed medication since 2022. Her flashbacks had stopped bothering her; she could talk matter-of-factly about those horrific memories without spiraling. She could be present in her everyday life. With her livelihood at risk, though, that began to slip.

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.

Lowering the tackle height in men's rugby almost halved the rate of head collisions among players, a study at Edinburgh University has found.

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.

A popular diagnosis, C-PTSD does not stand up to scrutiny.

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.

Many people swear that cold water swimming has a positive effect on their mental health and wellbeing.

Now research is being done to see if there is science behind the theory that taking an ice-cold dip can help tackle post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).