Widely used clinical concussion tests miss important changes to brain function in hockey players who have been cleared to return to play, a new multi-year study reveals. Researchers at Simon Fraser University and the Mayo Clinic have developed a more sensitive tool to measure the brain’s vital signs using complex brainwave data that can be deployed

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A decline in DHA levels has been observed in Alzheimer’s patients in areas of the brain associated with cognition and memory, namely the hippocampus and frontal cortex. A diet rich in omega-3s (rich in DHA; fish oils) could therefore be beneficial in restoring cognitive performance and brain function. Animal studies have shown that omega-3 supplementation can

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Brightlamp Inc., a Purdue University-affiliated startup, has launched an application that lets a smartphone user quickly record data that can be sent to a medical trainer or other medical professional who can objectively determine if that person has sustained any neurological disturbance, including concussion, with potentially serious long-term health repercussions. The app, called Reflex, works exactly like

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Getting enough of the omega 3 fatty acids DHA and EPA into the brain to study their effects on conditions such as Alzheimer’s and depression — which they have been shown to help — is no easy task. Now researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago report that adding a lysophospholipid form of EPA (LPC-EPA)

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Oculogica’s concussion test has received FDA clearance and takes some of the guesswork out of concussion assessment and does not require a baseline measurement for comparison. EyeBox uses eye-tracking to provide objective information to aid in the assessment of patients with suspected concussion via a four-minute test. Most concussion assessment methods rely on subjective measures or baseline testing.

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BrainScope makes a portable medical device that can quickly assess a range of TBI. The company’s tech recently received clearance from the FDA for use as a “multi-modal, multi-parameter assessment,” to determine the likelihood that someone has suffered a “concussion” or “mild traumatic brain injury,” and evaluate how severe the injury may be. BrainScope One uses

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With President Trump signing off on the 2018 Farm Bill, the federal government now fully recognizes hemp as a legal agricultural product. But while many reports are claiming that this means that CBD is also legal, that’s not quite correct. With a lot of misinformation flying around, and contradictions between state and federal laws, things are admittedly somewhat confusing. Hemp

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Depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. While cognitive therapy and antidepressants that increase serotonin can be effective treatments for depression, these treatments don’t work for more than a third of depressed patients. More recent theories of depression suggest that an imbalance in gut microbiota and dysfunction in the axis connecting the gut and the brain may be

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A new study published in Circulation showed that fish oil, omega-3s, did not increase perioperative bleeding in surgery patients. In fact, higher blood omega-3 levels were associated with lower risk of bleeding. For this study, 1516 patients scheduled for cardiac surgery were randomized to omega-3s or placebo. The dose was 6.5-8 grams of EPA+DHA over 2 to 5 days before surgery,

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