John Tiwald
- Jun 27, 2017
- 5 min
Brain Injury, PTSD All Too Common
The explosive blast that forever changed Vanessa Molina’s life struck on a desolate road in Iraq in 2006 as she drove a gun truck guarding a
John Tiwald
- May 22, 2017
- 3 min
Wounded Troops Discharged for Misconduct Often Had PTSD or TBI
Three-fifths of troops discharged from the military for misconduct in recent years had a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, trauma
John Tiwald
- Aug 26, 2016
- 3 min
Plasma Tau Levels Increased Post-TBI
Military personnel who sustain one or more TBIs — the signature injury in military personnel deployed for combat operations in Iraq and Afgh
John Tiwald
- Apr 12, 2015
- 4 min
The Brain Can Rewire Itself After an Injury
Researchers are trying to grasp natural regeneration process, learn to help it do its job Excerpted from San Diego Union Tribune | By...
John Tiwald
- Apr 26, 2012
- 3 min
Veterans and Brain Disease
By Nicholas D. Kristof | New York Times He was a 27-year-old former Marine, struggling to adjust to civilian life after two tours in...