World Trade Center responders living with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have measurable physical changes in ...
A traumatic brain injury can change a person’s life in ways that aren’t always visible. You may look “fine” from the outside, but struggle with headaches, memory problems, mood shifts, dizziness, or ...
An Australian-first study finds evidence of previously undetected, long-term cognitive changes in women more than six months ...
Shane Tamura, the gunman who opened fire at NFL headquarters in Manhattan in July and killed four people, was diagnosed posthumously with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain disease linked ...
Traumatic events actually cause distinct behaviors in the brain. Recalling a traumatic episode can make your brain think you are reliving it. The trauma response stems from your brain’s evolved ...
Around 70% of women who suffer a sexual assault develop PTSD; now scientists have shown that many of these women show a marked reduction in the usual communication between two important brain areas ...
Brenden Borrowman, a retired Army veteran, founded Neurova Labs to focus on treating the physiological injury underlying ...
As Veterans Day draws focus on the mental health challenges faced by those who served, one Marine-turned-psychologist says new brain technology could change how veterans — and their doctors — ...
Anoxic brain injury, also called anoxic encephalopathy or hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, is a life threatening condition resulting from a complete lack of oxygen to the brain. Anoxic brain injury (ABI ...
The brain's waste-clearing system significantly declines in function with repeated head impacts, according to a new study of cognitively impaired professional boxers and mixed martial arts fighters.
Under the glow of the arena lights, the two combatants square off. For professional fighters, such as boxers and mixed martial artists, traumatic brain injuries are an occupational hazard. But ...