Concussion
Clinical chart reviews suggest adding a rotational chair device to therapy sped concussion recovery up to eightfold in patients with persistent symptoms. Multi-site retrospective reviews examined chronic post-concussion cases treated with GyroStim, a computer-controlled, multi-axis rotational chair, alongside standard rehabilitation. Higher treatment frequency was linked to faster improvement, indicating a dose-response effect. The [...]
A tiny head impact sensor that detects dangerous blows instantly could reshape safety monitoring in sport, transport and other high-risk settings. The device acts like a safety switch that activates in response to sudden acceleration (a rapid change in speed), sensing forces from any direction and gauging their severity in real time. Roughly the size [...]
New research links domestic violence to lasting brain injuries, with survivors facing memory loss and long-term cognitive problems. The study found survivors who had repeated head impacts or non-fatal strangulation (choking that reduces oxygen to the brain) were more likely to show behavioural and cognitive changes, including impaired memory, seizures and slurred speech. The findings [...]
Children with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) may later develop ADHD, pointing to the need for longer follow-up, a study suggests. Researchers reviewed patients seen at a paediatric concussion clinic from 2010 to 2023. Of 284 screened cases, 86 children were included in the final analysis, split into 10 who developed secondary ADHD after injury [...]
In a recent study, Johns Hopkins University researchers used mice to explore how the visual brain system recovers following traumatic injury. The researchers monitored connections from cells in the eye to the brain after injury. They discovered that surviving cells compensated for cell death by sprouting extra branches to make connections with more neurons in the brain. This sprouting occurred to such an extent that connections [...]
Scientists are building a mobile quantum brain scanner, claimed to be the first of its kind, to measure blast effects on military personnel in real time. The UK Ministry of Defence has put in £3.1m for the device, allowing researchers to assess brain function within minutes of a blast and to monitor recovery at training [...]
Concussion history predicts long-term health risks in former NFL players better than years played or position, new research suggests. A study of more than 1,500 former players found that two commonly used ways to estimate head injury risk were not linked to poorer long-term physical or mental health. Researchers say directly assessing a player's concussion [...]
Researchers will study headbutting rams to learn how repeated head blows cause brain injury in sportspeople and family violence victims. The research could help identify what makes head blows lead to long-term brain conditions for some people while others remain healthy. Dr Helen Murray from the University of Auckland’s Centre for Brain Research received NZ$283,000 [...]
Researchers have built a low-cost tabletop device that generates pressure waves to study traumatic brain injury without using animals. The apparatus uses PVC pipe, aluminium and ice lolly sticks to simulate blast impacts that can cause neurodegeneration. Four University of Rhode Island researchers developed and tested the kit, pairing molecular biologists with mechanical engineers to [...]
North East sports safety company Rezon has launched a £1m crowdfunding round to speed up international expansion of its concussion-reducing headband. The firm's flagship product, Halos, is a CE and UKCA certified protective headband designed to reduce concussion and sub-concussion risk in contact and collision sports. Sub-concussive impacts are smaller repeated blows to the head [...]
