Category: Military

Trump Acknowledges Brain Injury Awareness Day

Posted by tbionthehill | Apr 21, 2017 | Military, POTUS, TBI Awareness Calendar

“The White House expressed support for brain injury advocates attending the Congressional Brain...

States Stop the Stop on Stipends

Posted by tbionthehill | Apr 17, 2017 | Law, Military

Veterans are provided with certain benefits from the country, as recognition for their time in service. In 2000, the National Family Caregiver Support Program was created to provide, “grants to State and Territories… to fund a...

A Weapon that Hurts the Soldier with Every Shot

Posted by tbionthehill | Apr 10, 2017 | Government/Research, Military

When thinking of war, civilians may think of the possible consequences to soldiers as they relate...

Echoing the Benefits of Exercise after TBI

Posted by tbionthehill | Feb 16, 2017 | Government/Research, Military

In 2013, the University of Buffalo found that of the four participants who underwent daily aerobic...

A Penny for Your Brain

Posted by tbionthehill | Jan 25, 2017 | Government/Research, Military

Imagine if all you had to do was carry around a penny to know if something has negatively affected your brain. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring the development of such a product, called BLAST (Blast Load...

Other Resources

Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, established 2001

Co-chaired by:
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)
Rep. Thomas Rooney (R-FL)

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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) – Traumatic Brain Injury Information Page
Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC)
Resources by State