If football is going to exist in 50 years, we are going to need to solve the problem of brain trauma. Five high school players have died this year from head injuries. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive brain trauma, has so far been found in the brains of more than
NeuroSigma, Inc., today announced positive preliminary findings from a clinical study using non-invasive external Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation with the Monarch eTNS System to treat combat veterans. Results were presented at the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) meeting in Las Vegas and mark the first report of using eTNS in patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). “Neuroimaging
Taking a daily supplement of fish oil can help save your eyesight, a new study has revealed. The findings come from the Advanced Eye Centre in Chandigarh, India, and have been unveiled at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Symposium in San Diego, USA. They found that omega-3 oil supplements can improve dry
Males who participate in amateur contact sports, such as high school football, are more susceptible to developing the degenerative brain disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a new study done by the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. The findings, published in the December issue of Acta Neuropathological, show that 32 percent of the males who had participated in
Over the past 15 years, more than 330,000 U.S. soldiers have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI). It is one of the leading causes of death and disability connected to the country’s recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Many of these patients were evacuated by air from these countries to Europe and the U.S. for
A small study published recently in the journal Bipolar Disorders suggests there may be a link between levels of omega-3 fatty acids and bipolar disorder. Researchers compared 27 people with bipolar disorder and 31 people without the mental illness. Those with bipolar disorder had lower levels of certain omega-3 fatty acids that can cross the blood-brain barrier,
Young football players who suffer a concussion can show signs of reduced blood flow in the brain, even after their symptoms have subsided, a new, preliminary study suggests. Using an advanced form of MRI, researchers found that concussed football players typically showed lower blood flow in the brain eight days after the injury. That was despite
Most previous prospective studies in Western countries found no association between consumption of fish and omega-3s and pancreatic cancer risk. However, prospective evidence is still lacking among populations who have a relatively higher fish consumption. We investigated the association between fish and n–3 PUFA consumption and pancreatic cancer risk in a population-based, prospective study in Japanese men
Finding the perfect balance between rest and returning to regular activities can be a challenge for parents who have a child home from school with a concussion. Rest is the critical first step to recovering, but too much can be a bad thing. And while rest is the critical first step to recovering from a concussion, experts
Physicians and others now recognize that seemingly mild, concussion-type head injuries lead to long-term cognitive impairments surprisingly often. A brain protein called SNTF, which rises in the blood after some concussions, signals the type of brain damage that is thought to be the source of these cognitive impairments, according to a study led by researchers
According to a study completed at the Helsinki University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery, even patients over the age of 75 may recover from severe traumatic brain injury. This is the first study to describe the results of surgically treated elderly patients with acute subdural hematomas. It is generally accepted that elderly patients who suffer from an acute
With the much-anticipated movie “Concussion” ready for release on Christmas Day, NFL officials and stakeholders are making their case for a more positive narrative than the film’s depiction of a craven organization ready to do what it must to protect the brutal sport behind its brand. Some of that involves an acknowledgment of past failure;
60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft thinks the NFL’s concussion problem could be traumatic for the league. “Not since football was nearly banned a hundred years ago has the sport been under the microscope the way it is today,” Kroft said on Sunday’s report. “And all of it has to do with matters of the brain.”
With traumatic brain injury being a hot topic in the world of sport at the present time,Performance Sports Group Ltd., in a partnership with some of the world’s leading medical experts, have designed a simple device that will address and reduce the chance of mild traumatic brain injury. The device is in the form of
A new system that uses a wireless implant has been shown to record for the first time how brain tissue deforms when subjected to the kind of shock that causes blast-induced trauma commonly seen in combat veterans. The consequences are dire, ranging from neurodegenerative diseases such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy to neuropsychiatric conditions such as
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are highly heterogeneous and often present with overlapping symptomology, providing challenges in reliable classification and treatment. Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) may be advantageous in the diagnostic separation of these disorders when comorbid or clinically indistinct. For this study, two groups of subjects were analyzed:
Individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or traumatic brain injury (TBI) may benefit from treatment with a drug normally prescribed for treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), results of a multicenter US study have revealed. The researchers found that methylphenidate not only improved PTSD symptoms but also depressive and postconcussive symptoms in individuals with PTSD,
The pathology of TBI is produced not only by the initial injury, but during the body’s protective immune response. The body’s complement system is an auxiliary, innate immune system that helps phagocytes and antibodies to clear pathogens. Unlike the adaptive immune system, the complement system is not adaptive, unable to produce counters to novel infections.
The U.S. Soccer Federation has announced new rules eliminating heading for children 10 and younger as part of a new player safety campaign. The new regulations limit the amount of heading — a play using the player’s head and neck to direct a pass or shot on goal — in practice for children between 11 and
A combination of exercise, nutrition, and cognitive counseling along with omega-3 fatty acid supplementation slowed cognitive decline in older adults with memory impairment, researchers found. The Multidomain Alzheimer’s Preventive Trial (MAPT) set out to assess the impact of a multidomain program of nutritional counseling, exercise, and cognitive and social stimulation — with or without supplementation of an
