John Tiwald
- Nov 16, 2018
- 3 min
Young Footballers’ Injuries More Common at Small Schools
Doubled risk compared with football teams from large schools By Randy Dotinga, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today SAN DIEGO — Size...
John Tiwald
- Jul 26, 2017
- 5 min
111 NFL Brains. All But One Had CTE.
Dr. Ann McKee, a neuropathologist, has examined the brains of 202 deceased football players. A broad survey of her findings was published on
John Tiwald
- Jun 27, 2017
- 3 min
Early Detection for Brain Injuries
Football teams of the future — even high school squads on limited budgets — may someday have a new tool to check players for brain injuries.
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
- May 18, 2017
- 2 min
Traumatic Brain Injuries May be Helped with Drug Used to Treat Bipolar Disorder
In research published in Scientific Reports on May 8, Rutgers scientists discovered that lithium – used as a mood stabilizer and to treat de
John Tiwald
- Apr 18, 2017
- 1 min
iMedicalApps: Using Virtual Reality to Diagnose Concussions
Britain’s University of Birmingham and the University of East Anglia are conducting a trial to evaluate the use of the Oculus Rift VR headse
John Tiwald
- Jun 11, 2015
- 2 min
Pseudobulbar Affect: Neurologic damage can disrupt brain signaling, causing a “short circuit”
Click here to take an assessment to see if you may have PBA. The Science of PBA PseudoBulbar Affect (PBA) symptoms are frequent,...
John Tiwald
- Jan 13, 2015
- 4 min
How a Damaged Brain Can Be Healed
Under the skin: coloured scan of the human brain Photo: Alamy Excerpted from The Telegraph | Author: Paul Broks Norman Doidge is not shy...
