NIH-funded study to develop measure of quality of life specific to caregivers of persons with TBI
Dr. Chiaravalloti receives $526,206 National Institutes of Health grant to study challenges faced by caregivers of persons with TBI Kessler Foundation is one four sites participating in "Quality of Life [...]
US judge in Philly weighs NFL concussion suits
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Senior U.S. District Judge Anita Brody has a billion-dollar problem on her hands. Brody, of Philadelphia, heard arguments Tuesday on whether lawsuits that accuse the NFL of [...]
One Mind for Research(TM) Receives Support From Wounded Warrior Project(R)
SEATTLE, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- One Mind for Research announced today that Wounded Warrior Project(R) (WWP) has pledged $3.5 million in support of One Mind's "Gemini Program," contingent upon [...]
React Canada helps treat concussed kids
MONTREAL - Not long ago, concussion victims received relatively little care or treatment. That neglect, unfortunately, extended to schools. “In the past, students would suffer from concussion and we would [...]
Will Monitoring Head Impact Exposure Solve the Problem?
Head injuries in youth and high school football pose daunting challenges; ones that sensational media coverage has many parents believing are insurmountable. Add in a culture resistant to change, too [...]
Obama Unveils Details of New Human Brain Mapping Initiative
First the genome, now the brain. On Tuesday, President Obama provided more information about his plan to invest $100 million in 2014 to map the human brain. The goal of the [...]
Family’s struggle with TBI helps dozens of others
AUBURN, Wash. -- After a tragic accident left a young man needing long-term care, his family discovered the closest suitable place was out of state. So they decided to open [...]
Mark Kelly speaks at brain injury conference in Carlsbad
CARLSBAD (CBS 8) - It has been a little more than two years since Mark Kelly's wife, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was nearly assassinated after a gunman shot her in [...]
Can Just One Concussion Change the Brain?
Suffering a single concussion may cause lasting brain damage, researchers report in the journal Radiology. Steven Flanagan, co-director of the Concussion Center at NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses the findings, and [...]