University of Calgary researchers have developed a brain imaging system that may one day be used in concussion treatment clinics and sports facilities to detect and monitor damage in the brain from concussion. It’s one of the most talked about injuries in sport today, concussion. Yet, there is no accepted way to image a...
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Breathing Pure Oxygen Could Repair Brain Damage Years After a Concussion
IN BRIEF Researchers from Tel Aviv University have shown that treating post-concussion syndrome patients with pure oxygen helps to regrow blood vessels and nerve endings. This could help to alleviate cognitive symptoms ranging from headaches to mood changes. BRAIN REPAIR Researchers have revisited hyperbaric oxygen sessions as a possible treatment for brain damage sustained after...
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Concussion drug could reverse brain damage by ‘releasing’ damaged cells
Mice given the drug can navigate a maze as well as those without a head injury The animals react similarly to humans after suffering a severe blow to the head Isrib, the drug, may ‘release’ the brain, which reduces its activity after a injury This was thought to be an advantage once when being sedate...