The medical consequences of traumatic brain injuries are well-studied and affect millions of Americans every year. But one of ...

Traumatic events actually cause distinct behaviors in the brain. Recalling a traumatic episode can make your brain think you are reliving it. The trauma response stems from your brain’s evolved ...

In December of 1993, former World Boxing Champion John Famechon (who had sustained severe incapacitating brain injuries in August 1991) began a new, complex multi-movement therapy and rehabilitation ...

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is revealing why traumatic brain injury increases the chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease – and the discovery is pointing to a ...

Women are more than twice as likely as men to develop stress-related conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but the biological mechanisms underlying that risk have remained poorly ...

Traumatic experiences during infancy and childhood can leave a lasting imprint on an individual’s health. New research indicates that these adverse events may fundamentally reorganize how the brain ...

Anoxic brain injury, also called anoxic encephalopathy or hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, is a life threatening condition resulting from a complete lack of oxygen to the brain. Anoxic brain injury (ABI ...

TAMPA, Fla. (BLOOM) — It starts with a hit. Maybe a tackle in a high school football game. Maybe a blast wave during military service. The damage isn’t visible, at least not right away. But for ...