After traumatic brain injury (TBI), some patients may recover completely, while others retain severe disabilities. Accurately ...

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Special operations forces face a disproportionately high risk of TBI due to repeated exposure to blast waves, high-impact ...

UVA researchers found even minor trauma can disrupt the brain’s cleanup system, allowing harmful proteins to build up over time.

Undergoing early extracranial (EC) surgery after traumatic brain injury (TBI) was associated with worse 1-year functional, cognitive, and disability outcomes than forgoing surgery in patients with ...

A seemingly normal day in the late ’90s abruptly changed for Jeremy Greene. With music filling the car and friends chatting, Greene hit a rut while driving on Lone Hand Way near Breckenridge, sending ...

After a traumatic brain injury (TBI), people also experience major sleep problems, including changes in their sleep-wake cycle. A new study shows that recovering from these two conditions occurs in ...

WILDWOOD, Mo. — A Wildwood family is touching the lives of hundreds of thousands of people across the country. They've gone viral sharing the resilient story of their son, who is living with a ...

University of Pittsburgh researchers identified changes in BDNF DNA methylation as a dynamic biomarker of complicated pediatric traumatic brain injury. Blood samples showed reduced methylation during ...