John Tiwald
- Oct 26, 2017
- 4 min
For Your Brain's Sake, Keep Moving
Exerted from The New York Times By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS OCT. 4, 2017 Because we can never have enough reasons to keep exercising, a new study with mice finds that physical activity not only increases the number of new neurons in the brain, it also subtly changes the shape and workings of these cells in ways that might have implications for memory and even delaying the onset of dementia. As most of us have heard, our brains are not composed of static, unchanging tissue. Instead,
John Tiwald
- Oct 5, 2017
- 5 min
Managing Head Trauma in Children
Exerpted from The New York Times | By Perri Klass, MD More than 30 years ago, my toddler stood up in his stroller, evading the various belts and restraints, and took a dramatic header down onto the pavement. He cried right away — a good thing, because it meant he didn’t lose consciousness, and by the time we got home, he seemed to be consoled, though he was already developing a major goose egg. I was a fourth-year medical student at the time and called the pediatric practice


John Tiwald
- Oct 1, 2017
- 5 min
“What‘s it going to take to get help?”: Child with Brain Injury Shuffled through 5 York Schools in 5
After suffering a brain injury when he was four, this Markham boy has been shuffled through five different schools in the York Region District School Board. (Tina Mackenzie/ CBC Toronto) By Shannon Martin, CBC News Posted: Sep 27, 2017 6:00 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 27, 2017 8:03 PM ET Markham mom desperate to help 9-year-old son after he suffered a serious brain injury Five years ago to the day, a Markham family lived through what would be the first of a series of nightmares.