Light Therapy May Improve Sleep, Cognition After Brain Injury
Best known as a treatment for seasonal affective disorder, bright light therapy may improve sleep, cognition, emotion and brain function following mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a new study. The study found that [...]
Cyclists, Wear Your Helmet: Your Brain will Thank You
For some of us, it's just plain common sense. But for others, fear of hat hair may be all it takes to shift bike riders away from safety. However, a [...]
West Vancouver stroke survivor a champion for the cause
THOMAS Dignum is among the Lower Mainland residents going to bat for the B.C. Children's Hospital Foundation next weekend at a fundraising slo-pitch tournament. The 12-year-old West Vancouver resident and [...]
Novel Brain Training Device to Reconnect Brain and Paralyzed Limb After Stroke
The world's first Brain Training Device has given a ray of new hope to the recovery of survivors after stroke. Developed by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)'s [...]
Invisible wounds of war
The following is a script from "Invisible Wounds" which aired on May 5, 2013. David Martin is the correspondent. Mary Walsh, producer. We all learned a lot in recent years [...]
Winter blues and summer bummer link brains of rats and man
Nicholas Spitzer and Davide Dulcis felt for people in higher latitudes whose attitudes soured in the shorter daylight hours of winter. The neuroscientists, who work in balmy San Diego, wondered [...]
Prince Harry opens Headway headquarters in Nottingham
Prince Harry has opened the new headquarters of a brain injury charity supported by his mother, during his first official visit to Nottingham. He was greeted by hundreds of schoolchildren [...]
Peplinski says ban bodychecking for kids or ‘we’re going to become dinosaurs’
Former Calgary Flames captain Jim Peplinski, known best for his skills as a bruiser on the ice, is calling for a nationwide ban on bodychecking until at least the age [...]
Minor hockey means serious risks
As the National Hockey League and provincial major junior leagues grind into playoff season, provincial and local minor hockey associations across the country go into annual general meeting mode. Now [...]