John Tiwald
May 2, 20173 min read
Plasma Total-Tau Level May Flag CTE
Repeated head impact (RHI) exposure predicts higher later-life plasma total-tau (t-tau) concentrations in former professional football playe
John Tiwald
Apr 25, 20172 min read
Some TBI Patients Show Dopamine Pathway Deficits
A subset of patients experiencing cognitive problems following traumatic brain injury (TBI) show evidence of diminished dopaminergic activit
John Tiwald
Apr 21, 20173 min read
Resetting Body Clock May Help the Brain to Heal
Circadian-related variations in body temperatures were found to be linked to arousal in people in vegetative or minimally conscious states i
John Tiwald
Apr 18, 20171 min read
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
Aug 4, 201610 min read
Effective Concussion Treatment Remains Frustratingly Elusive, Despite a Booming Industry
In a small brick building across the street from a Taco Bell in Marrero, LA, patients enter a clear plastic capsule and breathe pure oxygen.
John Tiwald
May 7, 20166 min read
N.F.L. Shifts on Concussions, and Game May Never Be the Same
Excerpted from The New York Times | By Ken Belson and Alan Schwarz Perhaps no one will remember the setting, a hearing room for the House...
John Tiwald
Apr 12, 20154 min read
The Brain Can Rewire Itself After an Injury
Researchers are trying to grasp natural regeneration process, learn to help it do its job Excerpted from San Diego Union Tribune | By...
John Tiwald
Jan 13, 20154 min read
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...
John Tiwald
Apr 30, 20136 min read
The healing hormone
Donald Stein finds further vindication in his long-held belief that progesterone is more than just a female hormone. By Martha Nolan...
John Tiwald
Apr 25, 20132 min read
Research into young people with brain injury who offend
University of Canterbury | New Zealand Tuesday 23 April 2013, 01:08PM Media release from University of Canterbury Young people who suffer...
John Tiwald
Mar 24, 20133 min read
AAN: Human Foible May Undermine Concussion Tx
By John Gever, Senior Editor | MedPage Today | March 23, 2013 SAN DIEGO — Clinicians seeking to establish a medical history for children...
John Tiwald
Jan 23, 20135 min read
New Study Finds Brain Damage in Living Ex-NFL Players
by Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada | PBS Frontline | January 22, 2013 (Credit: UCLA) ESPN reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve...
