by Charlene Betourney, University of Georgia A team of researchers from the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center has found that neural exosomes—”cargo” molecules within the nervous system that carry messages to the brain—can minimize or even avert progression of traumatic brain injury when used as part of a new cell-to-cell messaging technology. Steven Stice, left,...
Tag: <span>Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)</span>
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Head injury: Symptoms, concussion, and treatment
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...
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Scientists work to dissolve the NETs that worsen TBI damage
Immune cells that are first responders to a traumatic brain injury appear to also contribute to the secondary damage that can occur even days later, scientists say. A photo of Dr. Krishnan Dhandapani and Ph.D. student Molly Braun in the Medical College of Georgia lab. Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University The NETs—or neutrophil...
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Deletion of a stem cell factor promotes TBI recovery in mice
DALLAS – Nov. 17, 2017 – UT Southwestern molecular biologists today report the unexpected finding that selectively deleting a stem cell transcription factor in adult mice promotes recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI). IMAGE: THIS IS (L-R) DR. XIAOLING ZHONG AND DR. CHUN-LI ZHANG. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines TBI as a...
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Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Shows Promise for Treating Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Using a form of low-impulse electrical stimulation to the brain, documented by neuroimaging, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) and collaborators elsewhere, report significantly improved neural function in participants with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). Their findings are published online in the current...
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Rehabilitation Treatment and Progress of Traumatic Brain Injury Dysfunction
Abstract Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of chronic disability. Worldwide, it is the leading cause of disability in the under 40s. Behavioral problems, mood, cognition, particularly memory, attention, and executive function are commonly impaired by TBI. Spending to assist, TBI survivors with disabilities are estimated to be costly per year. Such impaired...
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Trigeminal nerve stimulation shows promise for management of traumatic brain injury
Researchers at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and the department of neurosurgery at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, announced today that they have published a paper with research findings that could have implications for the treatment of many neurological conditions, including severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) traumatic brain injury (TBI) traumatic brain injury...
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Strategic brain training positively affects neural connectivity for individuals with TBI
A thresholded Z-statistical maps and anatomical views for between-group differences in resting-state functional connectivity changes over time and at TP3 (|Z|>1.96, pNBS < .05). NBS,network-based statistics. Credit: Han K, Davis RA, …more A recent study from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas shows that a certain type of instructor-led brain...