John Tiwald
Jul 26, 20175 min read
111 NFL Brains. All But One Had CTE.
Dr. Ann McKee, a neuropathologist, has examined the brains of 202 deceased football players. A broad survey of her findings was published on
John Tiwald
May 16, 20175 min read
A Simple, Clear Message on the Sports-Brain Injury Controversy
The debate over CTE's existence, associations, and causes has sparked politics and cover-up, breakthrough research, and even a Will Smit
John Tiwald
Nov 4, 20163 min read
Traumatic Brain Injury Induces Mental Impairments Using Mechanisms Linked with Alzheimer’s
A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston fills an important gap in understanding the link between traumatic brai
John Tiwald
Aug 26, 20163 min read
Plasma Tau Levels Increased Post-TBI
Military personnel who sustain one or more TBIs — the signature injury in military personnel deployed for combat operations in Iraq and Afgh
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 13, 20165 min read
Brandi Chastain to Donate Her Brain for C.T.E. Research
Excerpted from The New York Times | By John Branch Photo Caption: Brandi Chastain after scoring the winning shootout goal in the 1999...
John Tiwald
May 12, 20154 min read
A Simple Flashcard Test to Detect Concussions
King-Devick Concussion Test Excerpted from The New York Times | Gretchen Reynolds March 11, 2015 An easy, two-minute vision test...
John Tiwald
Dec 22, 20124 min read
Study Bolsters Link Between Routine Hits and Brain Disease
By Ken Belson | The New York Times | December 3, 2012 The growing evidence of a link between head trauma and long-term, degenerative...
John Tiwald
Nov 14, 20125 min read
Traumatic brain injury patients, supercomputer simulations studied to improve helmets
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico are comparing supercomputer simulations...
John Tiwald
Apr 26, 20123 min read
Veterans and Brain Disease
By Nicholas D. Kristof | New York Times He was a 27-year-old former Marine, struggling to adjust to civilian life after two tours in...
