by Georgetown University Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA mouse study designed to shed light on memory loss in people who experience repeated head impacts, such as athletes, suggests the condition could potentially be reversed. The research in mice finds that amnesia and poor memory following head injury are due to inadequate reactivation of neurons involved...
by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Adults who suffered any head injury during a 30-year study period had two times the rate of mortality than those who did not have any head injury, and mortality rates among those with moderate or severe head injuries were nearly three times...
JULY 27, 2022 There appears to be an association between a history of head injury and olfactory dysfunction in older adults, according to a study published online July 21 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. The researchers found that 28.0 percent of participants had a history of head injury, which was associated with an increased...
by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Credit: CC0 Public Domain Head injury in the United States is common, with over 23 million adults age 40 or older reporting a history of head injury with loss of consciousness. Many head injuries can be caused by a host of different situations—from car and motorcycle...
NIH study examines effects of blood vessel damage following brain injury IMAGE: TRAUMATIC MICROBLEEDS APPEAR AS DARK LESIONS ON MRI SCANS AND SUGGEST DAMAGE TO BRAIN BLOOD VESSELS AFTER HEAD INJURY. CREDIT: IMAGE COURTESY OF LATOUR LAB/NINDS. Using advanced imaging, researchers have uncovered new information regarding traumatic microbleeds, which appear as small, dark lesions on...
by Imperial College London Scientists have visualised for the first time protein ‘tangles’ associated with dementia in the brains of patients who have suffered a single head injury. This is the finding of a new study led by scientists from Imperial College London, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. In the early-stage study, researchers studied...
by Mark Linden, Ann Glang And Audrey Mckinlay, The Conversation At age 15, Jamie is a keen soccer player who loves nothing more than getting stuck into every tackle, practice and game. As a result, Jamie experiences injury like any young person might do. During a routine sports physical, Jamie complains to the doctor about...
SAN DIEGO – By eliminating one type of immune cell in the brain, researchers were able to erase any evidence of inflammation following traumatic brain injury, according to a new study from The Ohio State University. “We used a drug to wipe out cells called microglia in mice that had experienced brain injury, and the...
Tau proteins develop at the site of injury and spread elsewhere in the brain England striker Jeff Astle died from dementia due to heading leather footballs World Cup-winning footballer Nobby Stiles suffers from Alzheimer’s disease Mice with brain injuries also have tau proteins throughout their brains Around 850,000 people in the UK and 5.7 million...
Head injuries range from a bump on the head to a skull fracture. Some head injuries are severe enough to cause brain damage or even death. Knowing the symptoms of a concussion and some simple first aid can help people respond to a head injury quickly, reducing the chances of complications. Types There is a range of...
