In A Nutshell College football players take hundreds of head hits each season, even without diagnosed concussions. In a small ...

A woman who has suffered two traumatic brain injuries is set to take on an endurance challenge to show "recovery is possible" ...

New research among World Trade Center (WTC) responders with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has uncovered measurable physical changes in their brain structure, consistent with changes in ...

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is revealing why traumatic brain injury increases the chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease – and the discovery is pointing to a ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Traumatic events actually cause distinct behaviors in the brain. Recalling a traumatic episode can make your brain think you are reliving it. The ...

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 ...

A four–amino acid peptide called CAQK has shown powerful brain-protective effects in animal models of traumatic brain injury. Delivered through a standard IV, it zeroes in on injured brain tissue, ...

Joy is a state, not an emotion. Despair may consume every aspect of our thoughts and emotions, but joy exists, waiting for us ...

Adolescents have long engaged in high-risk behaviors and poor decisions. Now we know that it's got a lot to do with what's ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

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