TBI
Daniel Amen, M.D.: Can Brain Trauma in NFL Players Be Rehabilitated?
Submitted by bwadmin on July 25, 2010 - 10:44pmThe potential lasting brain damage suffered by NFL players due to the thousands of helmet-to-helmet blows over a career has been the subject of much recent controversy. For years, the NFL has said that it didn't know if playing professional football caused long-term brain damage, even though they started their concussion committee in 1994. Fifteen years later in 2009, Commissioner Goodell testified in Congress that they were still studying the issue.
BBC News - First baby given xenon gas to prevent brain injury
Submitted by bwadmin on April 10, 2010 - 4:21amA newborn baby has become the first in the world to receive xenon gas treatment, pioneered in Bristol in a bid to prevent brain injury.
Progesterone Tested for TBI
Submitted by bwadmin on March 4, 2010 - 7:15amProgesterone is naturally present in small but measurable amounts in the brains of males and females. Human brain tissue is loaded with progesterone receptors. Laboratory studies suggest that progesterone is critical for the normal development of neurons in the brain and exerts protective effects on damaged brain tissue.
Researchers at 17 medical centers across the country soon will begin using the hormone progesterone to treat patients who experience traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Rewire the Brain
Submitted by bwadmin on February 28, 2010 - 7:49amFRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists studying the anatomy of children's brains during reading discovered something rather unexpected: Remedial training for poor readers results in a growth of white matter tracts in the brain, and the increase correlates with the level of improvement in sounding out words.
This story is so amazing. Just thing how remarkable the human body is in its ability to grow and improve.
