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Brain Trauma

The NFL's CTE Clock Is Beginning to Tick in Real Time

Lloyd Glauberman, Ph.D. | Posted 04.07.2013 | Sports
Read More: NFL Concussions, Brain Trauma, Nfl, Cte, Former Nfl Players Class Action Lawsuit, Junior Seau, Junior Seau CTE, Nfl Brain Concussion, NFL Safety, Sports News
Lloyd Glauberman, Ph.D.

January is always an exciting time for the NFL with the playoffs taking place culminating with the Super Bowl. This year, however, the excitement was tempered as the issue of brain trauma created headlines twice during the month.

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How Can You Help Returning Vets, Especially Our Wounded?

Kenneth Robinson | Posted 01.05.2013 | Impact
Read More: Brain Damage, Brain Trauma, Ptsd, Improvised Explosive Device, Iraq War, Brain Health, Brain Injury, Impact News
Kenneth Robinson

There are many other injured men and women who don't have a visible scar who are no less injured. What can be done for them? How can Americans help?

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A Brain Tumor Produced This

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 09.29.2012 | Arts
Read More: Video, Kim Ott Gray Artprize, Kim Ott Gray Tumor, Brain Trauma, Brain Trauma Artists, Dentist Painter, Kim Ott Gray, Brain Trauma Transformations, Dentist Tumor, Left Brain Right Brian, Arts News

Meet Kim Ott-Gray. The grandmother from Michigan found out she had a tumor the size of a golf ball on the left side of her brain. When doctors removed...

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The Vow IS Enhanced by Being Based on Truth

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 04.15.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Channing Tatum, Brain Trauma, Rachel McAdams, Parental Control, Amnesia, Love Story, The Vow, Entertainment News
Jackie K. Cooper

Tatum is sincere and loving as Leo but he is also a sort of clunky actor. For some this just adds to his charm, while for others it is off-setting. He has a boyish charm and you can certainly see why Paige was attracted to Leo.

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Brain Trauma Found In Three-Time NFL Champ

AP | By JIMMY GOLEN | Posted 12.08.2011 | Sports
Read More: Lew Carpenter Concussion, Chronic Traumatic Encephelopathy Football, Brain Trauma, NFL Brain Trauma, Lew Carpenter, CTE NFL, Chronic Traumatic Encephelopathy, Concussions, Lew Carpenter Brain Trauma, Nfl Brain Concussion, Lew Carpenter Lions, Chronic Traumatic Encephelopathy Nfl, Nfl, NFL Concussions, NFL Brain Injuries, Cte Football, Lew Carpenter Browns, Lew Carpenter Packers, Cte Brain, NFL Head Injuries, Lew Carpenter Brain Injury, Sports News

BOSTON -- Lew Carpenter never had any concussions – or at least none that his family knew about back in the 1950s and '60s, when he played for t...

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Used-Up Heroes

Robert Koehler | Posted 02.07.2012 | Politics
Read More: Derek Boogaard, Vet Suicide, War on Terror, Brain Trauma, Heroes, Nhl, Ptsd, Hockey, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Robert Koehler

Violence is a toy we play with as a culture, a commodity we sell. And the heroes born of violence, created in adolescent enthusiasm, are subject to the same dehumanization process as our designated enemies.

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You'll Never Guess This Artist

Royal Oak Patch | Posted 11.21.2011 | Detroit
Read More: Red Wings, Brain Trauma, Royal Oak, Detroit Red Wings, Vladimir Konstantinov Art, Vladimir Konstantinov, Detroit Impact, Art Galleries, Detroit News

Gallery U will host a display of the work of Konstantinov, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a crash 14 years ago....

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How You Can Help Veterans

Mike Erwin | Posted 01.11.2012 | Impact
Read More: Wounded Veterans, Brain Trauma, Va, Veterans Day, Team Red Whit and Blue, Post-9/11 Veterans, Ptsd, Veterans, Impact News
Mike Erwin

Recent studies underscore the VA's shortage of mental-health programs that are supposed to support an estimated 300,000 post-9/11 Veterans who have psychological wounds, namely, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury Forecasting this reality, I have an answer for any American who asks the question, "How can I help veterans?"

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Friday Night Blights

Marian Salzman | Posted 06.17.2011 | Home
Read More: Football-Related Injuries, Dave Duerson, Brain Trauma, Football, Roger Goodell, Trends, Concussions, Heatstroke, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Sports, Football High, NFL Concussions, Brain, Brain Injuries, High School Football Concussions, Shane Dronett, Home News
Marian Salzman

As we see more evidence of repeat injuries (including those that go unreported) and lack of regulation for football that's not at collegiate or pro level, let's hope we can begin to protect our young athletes.

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Contact Sports And the Adolescent Brain

Helene Pavlov, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Brain Trauma, NFL Brain Trauma, Brain Development, Dr Helene Pavlov, Sports Injuries, Adolescent Health, NFL Head Injuries, Healthy Living News
Helene Pavlov, M.D.

Neurologists are still learning not only how the brain works, but how it matures. Chronic trauma to the brain at a young age could possibly lead to chronic progressive disabling neurological disorders later on.

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