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Date: June 20, 2019 Study Authors: Marilyn Cyr, Gregory Z. Tau, Martine Fontaine, Frances R. Levin, Rachel Marsh. Source: Elsevier Summary: The development of neural circuits in youth, at a particularly important time in their lives, can be heavily influenced … Read More

February 27, 2018 Atheendar S. Venkataramani, MD, PhD, Maheer Gandhavadi MD, Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD   Key Points Question  Is regular participation as a player in the National Football League (NFL) associated with long-term mortality risk? Findings  In this retrospective cohort study of 3812 NFL players who debuted … Read More

Why Families Have an Advantage in Delirium Prevention HELP brings in medical staff if delirium develops. But the preventive program is mostly non-medical. It answers each of the six targeted risk factors with these simple interventions: Dehydration: Encourage drinking, unless … Read More

Limiting Rest Is Found to Help Young Concussion Patients By Catherine Saint Louis, in the New York Times, January 5, 2015 Among a group of patients ages 11 to 22, those with a concussion who were prescribed strict rest for five … Read More

Poor Sleep Tied to Brain Changes of Dementia Nicholas Bakalar,  in the New York Times, December 15, 2014 Poor sleep in older adults may be linked to brain changes associated with dementia, a new study has found. well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/15/poor-sleep-tied-to-brain-changes-of-dementia/ If you want to receive … Read More

The Process of Dealing with Loss and Grief After a Brain Injury   JAMES HAMBLIN, September 29 2014 Physical movement improves mental focus, memory, and cognitive flexibility. This article cites new study in the medical journal Pediatrics which found that: “. . . … Read More

The Process of Dealing with Loss and Grief After a Brain Injury BrainLine, April 21st, 2014 Taryn Stejskal, PhD Family therapist Taryn Stejskal talks about how families sometimes come to think of “acceptance” as a dirty word, but the process … Read More

National High School Athlete Concussion Rates From 2005-2006 to 2011-2012 The American Journal of Sports Medicine, April 16, 2014 Joseph A. Rosenthal, MD, Randi E. Foraker, PhD, Christy L. Collins, MA, and R. Dawn Comstock, PhD Read abstract (full article … Read More

Sleep’s memory role discovered By James Gallagher, Health and science reporter, BBC News, June 5th, 2014 The mechanism by which a good night’s sleep improves learning and memory has been discovered by scientists. The team in China and the US … Read More

Neuropsychological assessment more efficient than MRI for tracking disease progression in memory clinic patients ScienceDaily, February 18, 2014 Ben Schmand, Anne Rienstra, Hyke Tamminga, Edo Richard, Willem A. van Gool, Matthan W.A. Caan, Charles B. Majoie Investigators at the University … Read More