Rebecca M. As covered in-depth by the NIH, women that are through menopause, who have a different hormonal make-up than younger women, have a higher risk of stroke, an acquired brain injury. This is due to changes in hormones, especially those linked to estrogen,...
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Getting an extra 30 minutes of sleep while you’re on the road… finishing yesterday’s homework while you’re on your way to your senior year of high school… caring for your baby while you’re breezing through the highway. All of these scenarios seemed too good to be...
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I think we are all aware that the Department of Energy is not who sends us our monthly power bills to keep our lights turned on. However, what exactly do they do? Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry addressed this during a speech to the...
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I began this week planning to write an article about the benefits of progesterone for those who have a brain injury. Progesterone is a natural hormone associated with the menstrual cycle and pregnancy in women and is a precursor to testosterone in men. Related to...
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On September 11, 2001, Frank J. Larkin was working at the Secret Service's New York City headquarters in the World Trade Center. “[I was] dodging, unfortunately, folks who were jumping to their deaths, you know, witnessing that, which is something you just never...
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Last week, an Arizona publication noted what too many TBI survivors know: brain injury can make certain sounds intolerable. Hyperacusis, an extreme sensitivity to sound, is a common effect of a neurological disorder. “In hyperacusis, the symptoms are ear pain,...
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The easiest way to heal from a brain injury is simply to replace the injured parts of the brain. Though this thought may seem both impossible and simply weird, scientists are now learning how to replace, or rather regrow, the brain in the healing of traumatic brain...
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As reported in May 2017 as one of the West Coast facilities being built, the brain injury treatment center for military personnel near Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton will open its doors April 2 . Operating as part of the Intrepid Spirit system, this is the first such...
read more“Food and Drug Administration authorizes marketing of first blood test to aid in the evaluation of concussion in adults,” read the headline on the FDA’s website this Valentine’s Day. On a day that promotes love and caring, the FDA announced approval for the use of...
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Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is a form of abusive head trauma inflicted on infants. At least 1.400 babies die of SBS a year, studies show. That exceedingly high number doesn’t even account for all the babies that are not killed but will live with the lifelong...
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