Though they are quite different on the surface, soldiers and college athletes both function in roles that can result in physical injury. Unfortunately, this commonality means that both soldiers and college athletes have a higher likelihood of getting a mild traumatic...
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In 2009, President Obama told the press that his administration will “restore science to its rightful place.” A list of 100 examples of this “restoration”, called the IMPACT REPORT, was published on June 21, 2016 by the White House press office. Example #45 on this...
read moreEarlier this week, Lpath, Inc. was awarded a $1.45 million grant by the Department of Defense to conduct further preclinical studies of a medication intended to ease the pain associated with traumatic brain injury. The pill, Lpathomab, “is a first-in-class, humanized...
read moreAccording to the Defense and Veteran’s Brian Injury Center (DVBIC), a cooperative between the Department of Defense and Veteran’s Affairs, “Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant health issue which affects service members and veterans during times of both peace...
read moreSince the launch of the BRAIN Initiative in 2013, DARPA, the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has been researching the functionality of the brain though the Restoring Active Memory (RAM) program. With a $40 million grant, the program, led by UCLA...
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