Immune system plays a major role in brain damage after repeated concussions, study suggests

From football fields to military training grounds, head injuries are leaving lasting marks on the brain in ways we're only ...
CNN

Hidden genetic damage is part of CTE, too, study finds

The neurologic disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE has most often been found in people who experienced repeated blows to the head while playing contact sports and there’s now ...

Repeated brain injuries linked to memory changes in intimate partner violence survivors, study finds

An Australian-first study finds evidence of previously undetected, long-term cognitive changes in women more than six months ...
Science Daily

A surprising brain cleanup reduced epileptic seizures and restored memory

A new study suggests temporal lobe epilepsy may be linked to early aging of certain brain cells. When researchers removed these aging cells in mice, seizures dropped, memory improved, and some animals ...
UUHC Health Feed

Why Do Head Injuries Bleed so Much?

Bleeding occurs when trauma damages a blood vessel. When that trauma involves your head—whether the scalp, skull, or brain—it’s considered a head injury. These head injuries range in severity from a ...