Category Archives: Brain Injury Treatment

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) Roughly half of middle-aged Americans believe theyre somewhat or very likely to develop dementia, a survey suggests, and many try to beat the odds with supplements like ginkgo biloba and vitamin E that arent proven to help. Researchers examined data from the University of Michigans 2018 National Poll on Healthy Aging (NPHA), a nationally-representative survey of adults ages 50 to 80 Continue reading →

Addison Cook dovefor the ball in a full extension save during pressure training at a soccer camp thesummer before her sophomore year in high school. As sheflew through the air, she was struck to the head by a cleat and then landed with her head hitting the ground hard. "I immediatelyknew something was wrong when I went to stand up," she said of the incident at Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts Continue reading →

Approximately 2.5 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Unfortunately, some of those who suffer TBI do not survive, and many are left with lifelong disability. A new research study aims to help. Continue reading →

November is Alzheimers Awareness Month. Its a fitting time to look at the latest Israeli advances in preventing, diagnosing and treating the progressive and incurable brain disorder. Alzheimers disease (AD) is the most common cause of the 9.9 million new cases of dementia diagnosed each year worldwide. Continue reading →

Neuroscientists examine how to identify the people most at risk of opioid addiction and how to best treat those already addicted. [2 min read] Brain science may help identify who might be predisposed to opioid addiction and offer possible therapeutic solutions. (Illustration: iStock.) Today, more Americans die from overdoses than car accidents. Continue reading →

This article is apart of HeadStrong: Mental Health and Sports, NBC Sports multi-platform initiative on mental health and men's health.NBC Sports Washington will be releasing a series of original short-form features that are all available atnbcsportswashington.com/headstrong. Former Redskins cornerback Shawn Springs had a lengthy and largely successful NFL career Continue reading →

Unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will run back the most difficult fight of his career on Saturday when he welcomes hard-hitting Luis Ortiz in a pay-per-view rematch in Las Vegas. Wilder (41-0-1, 40 KOs) rallied from nearly being stopped in Round 7 of their first meeting in 2018 to finish Ortiz (31-1, 26 KOs) via 10th-round TKO in what many called an instant classic of a heavyweight title clash. The rematch will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with similar stakes as Wilder, 34, looks to retain his title and move one step closer to his goal of unifying all four recognized titles Continue reading →

Jon Hamm as Bill Taylor on "Saturday Night Live" Last night (Nov. 16), Saturday Night Live skewered the complaint that the impeachment hearings lacked pizzazz, reimagining them as a melodramatic Days of Our Lives-style soap opera called Days of Our Impeachment in the shows cold open. Continue reading →

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At Argonne National Laboratory, roughly 30 miles from downtown Chicago, scientists try to understand the origin and evolution of the universe, create longer-lasting batteries, and develop precision cancer drugs. All these different problems have one thing in common: they are tough because of their sheer scale. In drug discovery, its estimated that there could be more potential drug-like molecules than there are atoms in the solar system Continue reading →