Brain injury

Traumatic brain injury can increase risk of Alzheimer's disease: Tips to avoid head injuries

People who suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at much higher risk of developing neurodegenerative disease or dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease, says a new study.
New drug-delivery system opens possibilities for treatment of numerous neurological disorders

Scientists have overcome the biggest obstacle to treating neurological disorders - delivering therapeutics across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and into the brain has been a challenge.
New AI algorithm can spot brain injuries: Understand the risk factors to prevent them

Researchers have developed an AI algorithm that can successfully detect, segment, quantify and differentiate different types of brain injuries. Also, know the risk factors for brain injuries to prevent them for occurring.
Blue light therapy can be the answer to mild traumatic brain injury

Blue light therapy promotes better sleep, which, is necessary for healing mild traumatic brain injury.
Traumatic brain injury: Its cognitive impacts, treatments and home care

If you have a loved one who has suffered a traumatic brain injury, you will have to be understanding and really, really patient. Here is all you need to know about this condition so that you can help him or her fight it better.
Animal Assisted Therapy: When those four-legged friends become your healers

While a new research has revealedthat animal-assisted therapy can foster ability to handle social interaction and emotional involvement in patients with brain injury, here we tell you everything you need to know about this new treatment option.
This is how head injuries lead to serious brain diseases

During a recent research conducted at the University of California, biologists found some of the genes that are affected by traumatic brain injury, which has recently been associated with neurotic behavior in humans. Notably, traumatic brain injury has been linked to depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia.
This is how head injuries lead to serious brain disease

According to a recent study, biologists have examined how head injuries can badly affect individual cells and genes that can cause serious brain disorders. Know more about this.
Researchers issue guidelines for traumatic brain injury patients

Researchers introduced a new set of guidelines for rehabilitation of patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), incorporating insights from rehabilitation professionals responsible for providing care from initial assessment through long-term follow-up.
Petri dish might hold the key to recovery from traumatic brain injury

Researchers reproduced the effects of traumatic brain injury in a petri dish and successfully stimulated the recovery in neuron cells.
Narcolepsy: All you need to know about this sleep disorder

It is a chronic neurological disorder that affects the brain's ability to control sleep.
How music therapy can help heal the brain

Music can restore some of the cognitive functions, sensory and motor functions of the brain after a traumatic injury.
Concussion treatment: Proper follow-up care required after discharge from hospital

Being discharged from a hospital trauma center after receiving treatment for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) does not necessarily mean that a patient has fully recovered.
Even mild head blows may raise dementia risk, says study

Concussion without loss of consciousness led to 2.36 times the risk for dementia, showed the findings published in the journal JAMA Neurology.
Parkinson's: Single concussion may up the risk by nearly 60%

A study showed that people with any kind of traumatic brain injury had a 71 per cent increased risk of Parkinson's disease.
Traumatic brain injury in your 20s may increase dementia, Alzheimer's risk in your 50s

Men with traumatic brain injury histories had slightly higher rate of developing dementia (30 per cent vs. 19 per cent) than women.
Wearing helmet can reduce the risk of spine injury during accidents

Turns out, helmet use is associated with reduced risk of cervical spine injury during motorcycle crashes.
Brain's language functions get changed after perinatal stroke

Turns out, newborn babies' brains function in a different way after experiencing stroke at the time of birth.
Traumatic brain injury can put you at high risk of dementia even after 30 years

While the risk decreased over time, it was still significant after over 30 years.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause gut dysfunction

Which then has the potential to worsen the original brain injury.