How Can NFL Players Treat Their CTE Symptoms?
There is a cloud hanging over the start of another NFL season. Released in July, a study of 111 deceased NFL players diagnosed 99 percent of them with the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Caused by multiple concussive (or...
read moreNew Study shows Oxaloacetate Protective of Brain Tissue
Krebs cycle intermediates (KCIs) are reported to function as energy substrates in mitochondria and to exert antioxidants effects on the brain. The present study was designed to identify which KCIs are effective neuroprotective compounds against oxidative stress in...
read moreThe Use of Nicotinamide as a Treatment for Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke: A Review and Evaluation
Abstract Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and stroke are leading causes of neurological dysfunction and are major health concerns worldwide. Much research has been conducted on the processes at work in TBI and stroke; however, to date no pharmaceutical treatments have...
read moreWhat to Know Before Getting Stem Cells
Link to: What to know before getting stem cells pdf What to know before getting stem cells Dr. John Hughes, DO Aspen Integrative Medicine July 6th, 2017 Disclaimer: I have no material interest or investment in any stem cell companies or products. I. Introduction to...
read more99 Percent Of Studied NFL Brains Diagnosed With Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
By Maxwell Strachan, Travis Waldron A new study out of Boston diagnosed a startlingly high percentage of deceased NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and the numbers don’t get much better when you move on down to college players....
read moreCNS DELIVERY. Bypassing the BBB: Drug Delivery From the Olfactory Mucosa to the CNS
Discover how we deliver therapeutic agents such as PRP/insulin and stem cells into the injured brain...By: T.R. Shantha, MD, PhD, FACA As therapeutic agents have evolved to treat central nervous system (CNS) afflictions, the blood brain barrier (BBB) has...
read moreSCIENTISTS REVERSE BRAIN DAMAGE IN DROWNED U.S TODDLER EDEN CARLSON
In what is believed to be a world first, scientists have reversed brain damage in a toddler that drowned in a swimming pool. Using oxygen therapy, scientists were able to restore her ability to walk and talk just months after the accident, in which she spent 15...
read moreHeal Traumatic Brain Injury With Bioidentical Hormones
By Michael Downey Traumatic brain injury afflicts nearly 1.7 million Americans annually and causes devastating cognitive, emotional, and physical deficits. Standard therapies frequently fail to provide significant recovery after the acute phase, and chronic symptoms...
read moreWin a Trip to Mexico!
Win A One Week's Stay in Mexico! Winner chooses between two locations: Nuevo Vallarta or Riviera Maya. Accommodations include a one bedroom suite (choice of one king size bed or two full size beds) with a full kitchen and couches (with pull out sofas) and a balcony....
read moreHelp Fund a TBI Patient’s Regenerative Therapy
Chaz Baldwin’s family is raising money for regenerative treatment at TBI Therapy following his motorcycle accident. Learn how you can aid his recovery.
read moreYoga and Meditation for Brain Injury
Mental distractions, such as over excitement, anxiety and other mental stressors are hallmarks of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and can interfere with the healing process. Also after a brain injury, the body and the mind struggle to function together in unison as they...
read moreWhat can we do to protect our athletes and veterans from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) or traumatic brain injury (TBI)?
Head injuries are becoming more visible in NFL players and veterans with an increase in suicidality, mood disorders, and deaths occurring. While researchers continue to develop methods in decreasing the amount of head injuries during high risk sports, others are...
read moreWhat Is Regenerative Medicine for Traumatic Brain Injuries?
Though great progress has been made in medicine, current evidence-based and palliative treatments are increasingly unable to keep pace with patients' needs, especially given our aging population. There are few effective ways to treat the root causes of many diseases,...
read moreUsing Hormones to Heal Traumatic Brain Injuries
By Joseph Carrington It can happen without warning: you slip in the shower and hit your head, a car swerves and hits you, a small stroke occurs and suddenly you can't speak, your mobility is limited, and your world shrinks. These are real-life examples of the...
read moreHyperbaric Oxygen Treatment for Concussions
BY RASHED MIAN retrieved from http://qns.com/story/2016/11/04/increased-awareness-concussions-amplifies-search-solutions/ U.S. Army veteran Chris Daniels survived three roadside bomb explosions during his two-year tour in Iraq, and aside from a wounded leg, the...
read moreTestosterone and the Brain
Testosterone influences the brain via organizational and activational effects. Numerous relevant studies on rodents and a few on humans focusing on specific behavioral and cognitive parameters have been published. The results are, unfortunately, controversial and...
read moreConstraint-Induced Movement Therapy
By. Victor W. Mark, MD, Edward Taub, PhD, Gitendra Uswatte, PhD, Khurram Bashir, MD, MPH, Gary R. Cutter, PhD, Camille C. Bryson, MS, PT, Staci Bishop-McKay, BS, and Mary H. Bowman, OTR/L Impaired mobility is a major cause for reduced quality of life in multiple...
read moreThe Most Relaxing Song On Earth To Reduce Anxiety And Stress
HERE IS A PLAYLIST OF THE 10 SONGS FOUND TO BE THE MOST RELAXING ON EARTH, INCLUDING ONE WHERE SCIENTISTS WITNESSED A 65% REDUCTION IN PARTICIPANTS’ OVERALL ANXIETY, AND STRESS. Each and every one of us have tried at last a few different techniques to combat stress or...
read moreIs it Normal Forgetfulness? Or Something More Serious?
You forget things - names of people, where you parked your car, the place you put an important document, and so much more. Some experts tell you to dismiss these episodes. "Not so fast", says Dr. Gary Small, one of the nation's leading experts on brain health. Dr....
read more8 Paralyzed Patients Regain Movement, Feeling with Virtual Reality
In a first-of-its-kind study, neuroscientists from Duke University report today that eight long-term paraplegics have regained feeling and some movement in their legs after training with a brain-controlled robotic device. The patients used what's called a...
read moreVitamin Deficiencies in Brain Injuries
The group, led by Dr Jessica Schnieders from Rijnstate Hospital in Arnham, The Netherlands, looked at vitamin D and hormone levels in 90 fatigued and non-fatigued subjects. They also systematically evaluated pituitary hormones and factors such as sleep, attention,...
read moreCould a brain injury be the cause of my depression?
It is possible that a head injury can be causing you depression. After a head injury, the brain is fighting to stabilize it's functioning including metabolism. What this does is slows down the brains functioning and depresses several of its systems. In effect, the...
read moreWhat should the average person know when dealing with someone with TBI?
Those of us who do not have a head injury do not understand the difficulties of living in normal society. Life is chaotic, loud, fast, and confusing when you have a head injury. Simply answering a question can be an obstacle and remembering what you were doing...
read moreI have suffered a brain injury, what kinds of things can I expect to have change in my life?
Because the brain helps regulate many of our daily functions and body systems to survive, many things in your life may change after a head injury. Memory and reaction time is compromised but other behavioral functions can be affected as well such as social isolation...
read moreShould I be worried about past concussions and could they be affecting me today?
It could be possible that past concussions are still affecting you. Many factors play into how your brain injury may be affecting you today such as diet, activity level, genetics, previous mental illnesses, stress levels, where you live, and current medications. Not...
read moreHow long does a TBI last? How long does it take to heal a TBI?
The high variability in mTBI recovery creates a prognosis that is widely unknown and unstable. In a literature review presented by Levin and Diaz-Arrastia (2015), one source found that confusion could clear within the first day after the injury and post-concussion...
read moreWhat are the symptoms of a traumatic brain injury (TBI)?
Overall, symptoms from brain injuries are complex and may appear as mental disorders, causing confusion among mental health professionals. The DSM-5 (2013) states that TBI can result in bipolar disorder, depressive disorders, dissociative amnesia, hoarding disorder,...
read moreWhat is a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)?
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), also known as concussion, is caused by a physiological disruption in the brain function and can result in impairment of a myriad amount of functions. These injuries can be incurred by a blow to the head commonly found in violent...
read moreWhat is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
The condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was formerly believed to exist primarily among boxers, and was referred to as dementia pugilistica. It is a progressive degenerative disease which afflicts the brain of people who have suffered repeated...
read moreA Multimodal, Regenerative Approach to Traumatic Brain Injury
Can concussion lead to TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)?
Can concussion lead to TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)? The short answer: Yes. The long answer: "Mild TBI can result from any type of mechanical force impacting on the cranium. Mild TBI and concussion are interchangeable terms, wherein sports concussion is a subtype of...
read moreVitamin B12 Deficiency and its Neurological Consequences
B complex vitamins are important for various functions of the human body. Be it energy production, body defense mechanisms, or red blood cell formation, the B group vitamins play pivotal roles and carry on the functions by working in tandem or all alone. Vitamin B12,...
read moreThe Role of Vitamins and Minerals in Energy Metabolism and Well-Being
Physicians are frequently confronted with patients complaining of fatigue, tiredness and low energy levels. In the absence of underlying disease, these symptoms could be caused by a lack of vitamins and minerals. Certain risk groups like the elderly and pregnant women...
read moreA Product Made from Bioactive Extracts of Lion’s Mane
As we get older, we all become more vulnerable to various disorders/diseases commonly associated with the aging process. Particularly, memory loss and brain atrophy are believed to be hallmarks of aging. Dementia is a collectively term for progressive degenerative...
read moreOzone therapy: A clinical review
Ozone (O3) gas discovered in the mid-nineteenth century is a molecule consisting of three atoms of oxygen in a dynamically unstable structure due to the presence of mesomeric states. Although O3 has dangerous effects, yet researchers believe it has many therapeutic...
read moreA Multitasking Molecule
Melatonin is a lot like the tulip. In the mid-17th century, the beautiful bulbs inspired the world’s first speculative bubble, much as the hormone reached star status in the mid-1990s as a substance that could do everything from mitigate jet lag (it can) to...
read moreAlzheimer’s Supplement
Omega-3's for Alzheimer's Disease Here's more evidence that fish oil supplementation and antioxidants might be beneficial for at least some people facing Alzheimer's disease: A new report published in the July 2015 issue of The FASEB Journal describes the findings of...
read moreNFL Announces Latest Partnership With International Concussion And Head Injury Research Foundation
Due to the many concussion-related issues the National Football League has been facing in recent years they are taking steps to help research and advance the science of concussions. In September of 2013, the NFL donated $30 million to the Foundation for National...
read more2015 NFL HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT
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DOCTORS EXPLAIN HOW HIKING ACTUALLY CHANGES OUR BRAINS
While it may seem obvious that a good hike through a forest or up a mountain can cleanse your mind, body, and soul, science is now discovering that hiking can actually change your brain… for the better! Hiking In Nature Can Stop Negative, Obsessive Thoughts Aside from...
read moreNicotinamide Riboside on Brain NAD+ in College Football Players
Thorne Research Announces Clinical Study to Assess Nicotinamide Riboside on Brain NAD+ in College Football Players "Thorne Research and ChromaDex Corp. (OTCQX: CDXC) announced today a research endeavor with Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota Clinical and...
read moreCell phone radiation causes brain cancer
Massive government study concludes cell phone radiation causes brain cancer After decades of denials and attacks by the media which called people concerned about cell phone radiation "tin foil hat-wearing conspiracy theorists," a massive, multi-year study funded by...
read moreIntranasal Administration of Human MSC for Ischemic Brain Injury in the Mouse: In Vitro and In Vivo Neuroregenerative Functions
Intranasal treatment with C57BL/6 MSCs reduces lesion volume and improves motor and cognitive behavior in the neonatal hypoxic-ischemic (HI) mouse model. In this study, we investigated the potential of human MSCs (hMSCs) to treat HI brain injury in the neonatal mouse....
read moreBlueberries
According to FitDay, blueberries have gained super fruit status because of their high concentrations of antioxidants and phytonutrients. These compounds have been linked to preventing cell damage by neutralizing radicals, while also preventing inflammation and...
read moreOxygen chamber can boost brain repair years after stroke or trauma
Through the use of hyperbaric, oxygen-rich chambers, medical researchers have found a way to restore a significant amount of neurological function in brain tissue thought to be chronically damaged by stroke, traumatic injury, and metabolic disorder -- even years after...
read moreThe Brain May be Able to Repair Itself With Help
Marijuana and New Brain Cells
When it comes to the controversy surrounding medical marijuana, an international team of researchers is busy stirring the pot by releasing findings that suggest the drug helps promote brain cell growth while treating mood disorders. According to the study in rats, a...
read moreConcussion Movie – Putting TBI in the Spotlight
Will Smith's new movie, Concussion, couldn't have come out at a better time, just over month before the 50th super bowl! The movie stresses the dark side of football: tramuatic brain injuries (TBIs). The Department of Veterans Affairs recently put out a new study that...
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