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Medications October 27, 2015

Progesterone treatment fails to minimize brain trauma, studies find

Two large studies of patients with serious brain injuries found that giving people the hormone progesterone soon after injury didn’t minimize the effects of brain trauma.

Alzheimers October 27, 2015

Preventing Alzheimer’s: 4 ways to cut your risk

Which would you rather have during old age: a sharp mind or good physical health?

Head Injury October 27, 2015

Face transplant recipient meets donor’s sister

Rebekah Aversano was meeting Richard Norris for the first time, but she had seen his face before — on her brother.

Head Injury October 27, 2015

Concussions may linger among professional baseball players

Professional baseball players may not be fully recovered when they return to play after a concussion, a new study suggests.

Head Injury October 27, 2015

China suffers another terrible escalator accident

Another day, another devastating escalator accident in China.

Children's Health October 27, 2015

American Medical Association adopts youth sports concussion policy

The American Medical Association, responding to rising concern about concussions in youth sports like soccer and football, on Tuesday adopted policies intended to lower the risk of these brain injuries and called for prompt diagnosis and medical care.

Rare Diseases October 27, 2015

Rare form of amnesia causes woman, 32, to wake up thinking she’s 15

One morning in 2008, 32-year-old Naomi Jacobs woke up in a home she didn’t recognize, to a son she didn’t know, thinking she was 15 years old. 

PTSD October 27, 2015

Explosive blasts leave distinct injuries in veterans’ brains, study finds

New research shows that veterans who survived explosive blasts have distinct brain changes, suggesting that these impacts may be to blame for many of the psychological and social problems that vets face upon returning home.

Lymphoma October 27, 2015

Buffalo cancer hospital doctor dies after Colorado skiing accident

The head of the leukemia section at Buffalo's Roswell Park Cancer Institute has died from injuries suffered in a ski accident in Colorado earlier this month.

Children's Health October 27, 2015

Brain trauma widespread among high school football players, researchers say

Football is a dangerous sport. Even with the best protective gear, sprained knees, pulled muscles and an occasional broken bone are part of the game. But seven years of research into the impact of head trauma in high school players points to new dangers that parents will find extremely alarming.

Alternative Medicine October 27, 2015

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for autism, brain injury growing despite evidence of efficacy

Lee Frost spent three months in 2013 taking her son Callum for treatment in a high-pressure oxygen chamber, in hopes it would help his severe autism. Ms. Frost, frustrated by the lack of approved treatments for her son, discovered hyperbaric oxygen therapy through online research.