Traumatic brain injury is one of the world’s leading cause of death and disability. Blunt force trauma to the brain, often from a bad…
For people living with TBI, articulating what is happening inside the brain can be challenging. Daniel Avesar went so far as to get a…
Ontario’s Minister of Sport, 71-year-old Neil Lumsden, recently announced his decision to donate his brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada to support research…
A single mild concussion while playing amateur sports does not lead to long-term cognitive decline a recent study has found. This conclusion may seem…
Concussion and head trauma is a real and serious risk for many people — especially those who frequently get knocked on the head, like…
It’s Friday night, your team is playing, and scores are nail-bitingly close. A player intercepts the ball, and bam! A player tackles his opponent…
Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke is missing ‘quite a bit’ of her brain. How can people survive and thrive after brain injury? In a…
Last week, star quarterback for the Miami Dolphins Tuanigamanuolepola “Tua” Tagovailoa had an alarming head injury on the field – just days after a…
Neurology and psychiatry professor Christopher Filley at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus shares insights from new research on brain’s gray matter and…
You probably don’t realize it when you’re listening to your favorite song, but music has an incredibly powerful effect on the human brain. Singing, playing…
After sustaining a concussion, one question that’s often top of mind for patients and families is whether screen time is permitted. Erring on the…
In the past, scientists have overlooked the vascular system’s role in aging and dementia. But increasingly, research is showing that vascular dysfunction like damage…
Shreya Mcleod, a titled sports and musculoskeletal physiotherapist, and James F. Donnelly, a lecturer and researcher in Psychology at Southern Cross University, share insights…
There is growing recognition that repetitive head impacts increases the risk of CTE, a brain disease that can only be definitely diagnosed at autopsy….
Concussions are one of the most common injuries in football, and medical experts are increasingly concerned that repeated head traumas could lead to heightened…