Risk of Parkinson’s Disease Increase Through Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury has entered the public’s consciousness as the silent, signature wound brought back by many of our military warriors from Iraq and Afghanistan. But such injuries don’t only happen in warfare, they happen to civilians...

Religion Benefits Traumatic Brain Injury Victims, Wayne State University Research Finds

Brigid Waldron-Perrine, Ph.D., a recent graduate from Wayne State University, and her mentor, Lisa J. Rapport, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Wayne State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, found that if traumatic brain injury...

Construction Industry has Highest Number of Traumatic Brain Injuries in US Workplace

Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, work-related TBI has not been well documented. In a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers describe...

Single Type of Gene Acts As Master Regulator for Motor Neurons in Spinal Cord

In a surprising and unexpected discovery, scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have found that a single type of gene acts as a master organizer of motor neurons in the spinal cord. The finding, published in the September 9, 2010, issue of Neuron,...

Robust Regeneration of Injured Nerves Achieved in Adult Mammalian Spinal Cord

Researchers for the first time have induced robust regeneration of nerve tissue connections in injured adult spinal cord sites that control voluntary movement. These findings provide hope that it may be possible to design therapies for paralysis and other...

60% of Cheerleading Injuries in US Due to Stunts

Whether rallying the crowd at a sporting event or participating in competition, cheerleading can be both fun and physically demanding. Although integral to cheerleading routines, performing stunts can lead to injury. Stunt-related injuries accounted for...