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When someone suffers a severe head injury, attention quickly turns to ambulances, emergency rooms and brain surgeons. Yet a ...

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in older adults are associated with new cases of dementia, use of home care services, and admission to long-term care, according to new research published in CMAJ ...

An U.S. Navy MRI technologist conducts an MRI scan of a patient's brain on Aug. 3, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Luke Cunningham) Efforts to improve care and research ...

Nearly 13% of older adults in the United States were treated for traumatic brain injury (TBI) over an 18-year period, a new study showed. Researchers analyzed data from approximately 9200 Medicare ...

Recovering from a head injury is rarely as simple as resting in a dark room until a headache passes.

While TBI prevention in vehicles typically focuses on cars, golf carts and other alternative vehicles pose underrecognized TBI risks, especially in children. Educating parents and children about the ...

Congress is about to approve millions in federal spending that will teeter on the edge of compromising decades of scientific progress. S. 2898, the Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury Program ...

Newswise — Bethesda, Md. – Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant concern for U.S. warfighters, whether in training accidents or combat environments. A vehicle crash, proximity to an explosion ...

The development of new tools and technologies, particularly TBI diagnostics, is a promising area of growing excitement and investment. This one-day workshop will review the landscape of innovative ...

Efforts to improve care and research for service members suffering from brain injuries are included in both the Senate and House versions of the annual must-pass defense policy bill, raising the ...