In December of 1993, former World Boxing Champion John Famechon (who had sustained severe incapacitating brain injuries in August 1991) began a new, complex multi-movement therapy and rehabilitation ...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Science and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology While much of the physical brain damage occurs instantly – called the primary stage of injury – ...

Neurologists are exploring medications that would help the brain recover after a stroke or traumatic injury. Credit...Fabio-Consoli Supported by By Rachel E. Gross The first thing Debra McVean did ...

TBI triggers both primary mechanical damage and delayed secondary injuries like inflammation and neurodegeneration. Cognitive effects may include memory loss, mood swings, and impaired social judgment ...

A new developmental theory from an Iowa State researcher describes how our memory and perception of trauma can evolve over time, shifting with new experiences and as cognitive and emotional ...

Decorated Navy SEAL Ryan Larkin's death was put down to mental illness, but his father — once a SEAL himself — didn't buy it. With four decades of government service behind him, Frank Larkin started ...

Military veterans who develop epilepsy following a traumatic brain injury might be more likely to die earlier than others with epilepsy. However, their risk could depend on the cause of their brain ...

Helping students make meaning of what they’ve witnessed, and the larger societal context, may actually help the brain heal, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Kori Street write. On Sept. 10, a public ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . TBI and menopause share many symptoms, but assessment tools do not reflect this. Overlapping symptoms include ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with history of moderate/severe TBI had a significantly higher risk for malignant brain tumors than those ...