brain injury
Junior Seau’s Family Suing The NFL Over Brain Injuries
The family of Junior Seau has sued the NFL, claiming his suicide was the result of football related brain injury.
New Study Shows Lasting Effects In Children Who Suffer Concussions
NFL players and other professional athletes get most of the attention for concussions, but a new report from the Journal of Neuroscience says younger athletes are even more at risk.
NFL Players At Greater Risk Of Alzheimer’s And ALS, Study Says
Coinciding with the start of the NFL season, a new study sheds some light on how dangerous the sport can be for the men who play it for a living.
The Brain And Decision Making
Researchers have found that emotion-processing areas of the brain become more active when people are given a tough decision.
Neural Interface Systems
Put in simplest terms, neural interface systems take messages from the brain – in people who have been paralyzed – and actually can lead to movement in robotic arms.
Increasing Awareness Of Concussions Leads Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital To Expand
Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital in Malvern is spending $1-million on an expansion program and one part of that is more space and new facilities for its outpatient center for brain injuries and other neurological disorders.
Pennsylvania Close To Passing New Law On Head Injuries For Student Athletes
The bill would require that students who show signs of a concussion or brain injury be removed from a game and not allowed to play again until evaluated and cleared by an appropriate medical professional.
Docs At Temple Find Success Using Progesterone To Treat Brain Injuries
“The first patient had a pretty significant injury and we all thought ‘oh he’s gonna be vegetative’ and he actually walked out of here and came back to visit,” nurse Ann Weir says.
Brotherly Love: Miracle In Motion Inspires Family
When it comes to an illness, sometimes there is no cure, but that doesn’t mean money can’t help with treatment.
