Rates of concussion among college students are more than twice as high as previously thought and are much more likely to happen off the sports field than on, according to a new study recently published in JAMA Network Open. The team found that among approximately 30,000 public university undergraduates, about 340 concussions were diagnosed every
Veterans with a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury are more than twice as likely as those without a TBI to commit suicide, researchers report. A new study shows that soldiers with traumatic brain injuries often endure unbearable emotional suffering when they return from Afghanistan and Iraq. According to the Department of Defense, 22% of
Women athletes are twice as likely as men to get concussed—and the effects are more severe. Compelling new research suggests this is a distinct possibility, with a growing recognition that male and female brains may respond to injuries very differently. Female athletes also seem to require more time for those symptoms to disappear. One study
The results published in The Lancet Public Health journal suggest that one in two homeless people experience a TBI (53 percent), and almost one in four experience a TBI that is moderate or severe (25 percent). Their findings also suggested that TBI is consistently associated with poorer self-reported physical and mental health, suicidality and suicide risk, memory
Damage from concussion alters the way information is transmitted between the two halves of the brain, according to a new study. Research has shown that the corpus callosum, a bundle of nerve fibers that carries signals between the brain’s left and right hemispheres, is vulnerable to damage from mild traumatic brain injury, commonly known as concussion. Less is
Sleep problems, fatigue and attention difficulties in the weeks after a child’s concussion injury could be a sign of reduced brain function and decreased grey matter. In the MRI scans of children with persistent concussion symptoms, poor sleep was linked to decreases in brain grey matter and reduced brain function. Identifying decreases in brain function
Concussion has been linked to an increased risk of depression and suicide in adults. Now new research published in Journal of Affective Disorders suggests high school students with a history of sports-related concussions might be at an increased risk for suicide completion. The study examined survey data collected from more than 13,000 high school students
Previous research has shown that children with an omega-3 deficiency are more likely to have more severe ADHD. In this new study, the researchers gave 92 children with ADHD aged 6-18 high doses of the omega-3 fatty acid EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) or a placebo for 12 weeks. The children with the lowest pre-existing blood levels of
Researchers have discovered that one year after the event of a concussion and receiving medical clearance, signs of concussion-related injuries can still be observed in the brain. The findings were published this fall in the journal Neurology. By evaluating different aspects of brain physiology, including function, connectivity, blood flow and structure, researchers found that some components
