Head Injury

Preventing Degenerative Brain Disease in Our Children

Anne Wojcicki | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Traumatic Brain Injury, Degenerative Brain Disease, Tbi, Junior Seau, Alzheimer's Disease, Boxing, Brain Disease, Genotyping, Nfl, Apoe, Mental Health, Genetic Testing, Healthy Living Health News, Brain Science, Head Injury, Tbi Brain Injury, Brain Injury, Healthy Living News
Anne Wojcicki

If the experts in traumatic brain injury think there's value in using genotyping to gauge the risks of high-impact sports for their own children, as noted by the authors in a recent research paper, it must be of value to others, too.

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'American Digger' Crew Member Gets Stuck In A Cave

Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Ric Savage, American Digger Wild West, Cave, Head Injury, American Digger, Rue, Tv Replay, Video, TV News

On "American Digger" (Wednesday, 10 p.m. ET on Spike) Ric Savage and his team were in Arizona looking for Wild West artifacts. Crew member Rue went do...

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'Alive Again': A Case Of Reversible Memory Loss

Cynthia R. Green, Ph.D. | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Memory, Dementia, Causes of Dementia, Brain, Brain Health, Normal Pressure, Mind, Memory Problems, Head Injury, Memory Loss Causes, Loss of Memory, Head Trauma, Memory Loss, Brain Science, Healthy Living News
Cynthia R. Green, Ph.D.

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) is a rare but reversible cause of memory loss caused by abnormal levels of cerebral spinal fluid in the brain.

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Big Hits, Broken Dreams

Dr. Sanjay Gupta | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Concussions, Nfl Brain Concussion, NFL Concussions, Sanjay Gupta, Head Injuries, Head Injury, College Football, NFL Head Injuries, Video, Sports News
Dr. Sanjay Gupta

2012-01-25-footballcuncussion.jpgI love the game of football. I went to a Big Ten school, and my wife and I still return to our alma mater for games. But the game can and should be safer.

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14 (Completely Serious) Signs Your Spouse Is Cheating On You

John Blumenthal | Posted 03.06.2012

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John Blumenthal

You don't need to be a genius to tell whether your spouse is being unfaithful. The signs are usually pretty obvious. But some people are just plain dense.

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Using ImPACT In Schools To Measure Athletes' Post-Concussive Brain Function

Sharon Chirban, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Athletes Head Injury, Athlete's Concussion, Athelte Concussions, Concussion, Head Injury, imPACT Concussion, Home News
Sharon Chirban, Ph.D.

One persistent problem for coaches, schools, and even the NFL, is how to determine if a player has fully recovered from a concussion -- and at what point it's OK to send them back on the field.

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Talk and Die: Six Questions (and Answers) About Natasha Richardson's Ski Accident

Ben Sherwood | Posted 11.17.2011

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Ben Sherwood

How can someone seem fine one moment and then quickly deteriorate? In the field of trauma medicine, it's called "talk and die syndrome."

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