John Tiwald
Mar 22, 20192 min read
Barrow Neurological Institute's Domestic Violence Traumatic Brain Injury Program Offers Services
I recently heard about Barrow Neurological Institute's Domestic Violence Traumatic Brain Injury Program in Phoenix, and am impressed,...
John Tiwald
Mar 1, 20197 min read
Service Dog Registries To Streamline Travel For Veterans With 'Invisible Injuries'
Adelina Lancianese | NPR Brett Simon, president and co-founder of K9s for Warriors organization, stands with his dog Lincoln at the...
John Tiwald
Jan 2, 20186 min read
For Wounded Vets' Children, A Special Summer Week
In 2014, there were 1.8 million children in military families. Studies indicate that these children have higher risks than non-military chil
John Tiwald
Aug 16, 20175 min read
Eye Movements May Be Key in Detecting Brain Injury, Concussion
Dr. Uzma Samadani, M.D., Ph.D. is paving the way for new eye-tracking diagnostic measures after a brain injury. By Amy Sellmer,...
John Tiwald
Aug 14, 20172 min read
Domestic violence and brain injuries are linked, says researcher
Researcher says victims need to be properly screened for traumatic brain injuries By Flora Pan, CBC News | July 28, 2017 More domestic...
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
Jun 27, 20175 min read
Brain Injury, PTSD All Too Common
The explosive blast that forever changed Vanessa Molina’s life struck on a desolate road in Iraq in 2006 as she drove a gun truck guarding a
John Tiwald
Jun 9, 20172 min read
Loss of Consciousness in Brain Injury: A Myth
A common, yet untrue, belief about brain injury is that a person cannot possibly have suffered a brain injury without losing consciousness o
John Tiwald
Jun 6, 20173 min read
Cohen Veterans Bioscience and American College of Radiology Launch First of its Kind Imaging Library
Cohen Veterans Bioscience and the American College of Radiology today announced the creation of the first Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Imagi
John Tiwald
May 22, 20173 min read
Wounded Troops Discharged for Misconduct Often Had PTSD or TBI
Three-fifths of troops discharged from the military for misconduct in recent years had a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, trauma
John Tiwald
May 18, 20172 min read
Traumatic Brain Injuries May be Helped with Drug Used to Treat Bipolar Disorder
In research published in Scientific Reports on May 8, Rutgers scientists discovered that lithium – used as a mood stabilizer and to treat de
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
