The Collision conference, held last week in New Orleans, is a unique mashup of technology talks that offer wide ranging views on how emerging technologies are shaking up everything from the music and auto industries to health care, clean energy, and more. The conference also offered a showcase for promising startups, with what seems like… Read More »
Several new studies shed more light on the short term and long term brain health consequences of heading a soccer ball (football for everyone not in the U.S.) Depending on position, soccer players can head the ball 500-1,500 times per year. This can mean thousands of headers over several years for many players. So how… Read More »
Of the more than 2.5 million concussions that occur every year in the US (source: CDC), the majority of people who have concussion symptoms can typically return to normal activities within 10 days to a few weeks after the event that caused the concussion. For an unfortunate minority, however, concussion symptoms such as headache, dizziness,… Read More »
After using the free concussion symptom checklist, several readers have asked for information on concussion treatment and recovery guidelines. In response, we have developed a brief guide that summarizes current best practices for concussion treatment and recovery. Concussions cause an acute energy crisis in the brain, primarily during the first 7-10 days after sustaining a… Read More »
With public awareness growing about the risks to brain health from multiple concussions, thanks to the debut of the movie Concussion, MyBrainTest is providing a free online tool to track and document concussion symptoms. Repeated knocks to the head can trigger a neuro-degenerative cascade known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which typically results in dementia… Read More »
What if brain diseases like schizophrenia and major depression could be detected and successfully treated before symptoms begin to wreck lives? Why are half of all traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases missed in visits to the hospital emergency department and the doctor’s office? These provocative questions were raised in an outdoor science symposium held at… Read More »