Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Gazette Excerpt: No Break For The Wounded

Dave Philipps — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Modern medicine saved Sgt. Jerrald Jensen when he was injured in combat. Decades-old disciplinary rules awaited when he returned home.

At Fort Carson, Growing Number Of Injured Are Discharged Without Medical Benefits

Erin OToole — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injuries are the signature wounds of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Gazette Excerpt: Injured In War, Punished At Home

Dave Philipps — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

For wounded veterans with other-than-honorable discharges, the “unbreakable covenant” of government care is cut, leaving them helpless.

Obama's Plan To Explore The Brain A 'Most Audacious Project'

Jon Hamilton — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:08:00 +0000

President Obama has announced an ambitious plan to explore the mysteries of the human brain.

In a speech Tuesday, Obama said he will ask Congress for $100 million in 2014 to "better understand how we think and how we learn and how we remember." Other goals include finding new treatments for Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy and traumatic brain injury.

The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative would accomplish this by developing tools that would allow researchers to monitor millions or even billions of in

Evidence Mounts Linking Head Hits To Permanent Brain Injury

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:18:00 +0000

Researchers at Boston University have found more evidence supporting a link between repeated knocks to the head and chronic brain disease.

The results, just published in the journal Brain, add weight to concerns about the effect of repeated mild head trauma in athletes, whether they're pros or peewees.

"The sheer volume of cases I think is going to just overwhelm anybody that wants to be in denial about the existence of this problem," Dr. Robert C.