A study reported in Pediatric Research and reported on Nature.com, evaluated the risk of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) following childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI). Using Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database, 10,416 newly diagnosed TBI children (aged =12 years) between 2001 and 2002 and 41,664 children without TBI, who were frequency matched by sex, age, and
Preliminary study results show that almost 43% of retired National Football League (NFL) players showed traumatic brain injury (TBI) according to sophisticated neuroimaging. The longer they played, the more at risk they were. An advanced form of neuroimaging, DTI enables three-dimensional visualization and characterization of white matter and is an objective biomarker of TBI. The new analysis
Mapping blood flow in the brain of athletes using an advanced form of ultrasound may make it easier to more accurately recognize concussions, according to a new study. “There is growing evidence that concussions can change the blood flow in the brain,” said study author Robert Hamilton, PhD. “While such changes may be detected with MRI, we
A billionaire hedge-fund manager has pledged $275 million to build clinics offering free mental health care to veterans and their families. Steven Cohen will build 20 to 25 clinics across the country in the next three to five years, with the first ones opening in July. The initial clinics will be in New York, Dallas,
A new study published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise conducted during the 2014 football season at Texas Christian University shows fish oil could help reduce the brain-damaging effects of head trauma. In the double-blind study of 81 football players, more than 60 started taking DHA at the beginning of the summer of
Postpartum depression usually occurs because a woman’s body gave up the oils in her brain so the baby could make its brain. That is nicely self-sacrificing, but women need to eat more fish so their brain will recover. To prevent or treat postpartum depression: 1. Take fish oil in an amount of 1 to 2 teaspoons a day during
If you are pregnant and dreaming of healthy babies, it’s time to load up your plate with some salmon. Apparently, children born to mothers who had eaten salmon during their pregnancy are less likely to acquire asthma, as compared with children born to non-salmon-eating mothers. Professor Philip Calder from the University of Southamptonconducted a pregnancy
Sports-related head injuries are increasingly gaining attention as researchers investigate long-term consequences of multiple concussions. Concerns about the neurodegenerative disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, has put a focus on contact sports such as football and soccer. However, a study released today by the journal Neurological Focus found that the sport that causes
A new blood test can detect a concussion up to a week after a head injury, experts have revealed. This finding could greatly expand the window for diagnosing concussions – particularly in patients who experience delayed onset symptoms. The team of scientists analyzed a biomarker known as a glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). The proteins
Researchers are uncovering how pyrroloquinoline quinone (PPQ) functions as a neuroprotective agent that can help protect memory and cognition. In an exciting new discovery, PQQ has been found to increase the formation of new nerve cells. In addition, researchers have found that PQQ can promote growth of new mitochondria. PPQ has been found to help guard the
Neurofeedback training is a scientifically proven way of making the brain work better – essentially brain training. While it has various applications, it was approved by the American Academy of Paediatrics in 2012 as a Level 1 “best support” intervention for children suffering from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). “We are often looking at frontal and
Enhancing sleep after a head injury may help prevent some damage to brain cells, according to a study in rats published March 23 in The Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers at University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland found that enhancing the slow-wave cycle of sleep after head trauma minimized damage to axons—the thin extensions that nerve cells
One company aims to make virtual reality a life-saving technology by using it to assess brain function after a head injury. SyncThink, Inc., a company specializing in neuro-technology (the company has foundational intellectual property in eye-tracking metrics and devices), announced that its EYE-SYNC medical device has been cleared by the Food and Drug Authority (FDA) for
Giants owner John Mara said Sunday that the NFL has a long way to go before it fully understands the issue of brain damage as a result of playing a violent sport. “There’s no secret that repeated concussions can have a very serious long-term effect [on players],” Mara said via ESPN. “And I am startled to
1. Be Prepared to Wait! Sometimes all of your child’s symptoms won’t appear right away. However, don’t wait if your child experiences more dangerous warning signs after a hit to the head. 2. You May Need to Take Away the Smart Phone Athletes should also keep away from texting, playing video games, or watching television. Depending
A number of studies have investigated the impact of vitamin supplementation to prevent and/or treat cognitive dysfunction and decline. When certain B vitamins are combined with omega-3 oils, improved brain functions and helping slow or stop dementia in many people, and reduced brain atrophy. A two year study done in Korea saw significant reductions in loss of brain
Despite earlier reports to the contrary, patients suffering from heart disease and depression may benefit from taking supplements of omega-3 fatty acids. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that initial levels of omega-3 fatty acids in a heart patient’s blood have a significant impact on whether that person will
Changes in cognitive function and memory decline form a normal part of aging. However, in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment, these changes occur more quickly. “Ideally, any measures used should be aimed at long-term prevention. This means that measures must be suitable for use in healthy older adults, and should
TBI appears to be related to both increased risk and earlier onset of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. Researchers discovered those who had experienced a TBI with loss of consciousness for more than five minutes were at greater risk of being diagnosed with MCI and showed signs of that impairment 2.3 years
Tuesday, March 15th will go down as a historic day in the effort to combat the scourge of sports related concussions. That tectonic cracking noise you hear is the wall of NFL denial finally coming down. NFL Vice President for Health and Safety Jeff Miller finally admitted before a House Subcommittee under oath that the
