On April 1, the entire 5-person traumatic brain injury (TBI) team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the team responsible for the Heads Up concussion resources, online courses, and the National Concussion Surveillance System, got an email: their jobs had been furloughed due to the President's order, and they were to vacate the office that day.

Education helps youth athletes but demographic differences persist, NfL a potential biomarker for prolonged concussion, social determinants of health affect elder care after TBI

White matter, cerebral blood flow changes persist for at least a year; Psilocybin therapy center opens for TBI recovery in Oregon; White matter hyperintensities may not help mTBI diagnosis or prognosis; Concussion Alliance featured on Canadian Concussion Centre webinar

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment for persistent symptoms, precission transcranial magnetic stimulation, perceived CTE and suicidality among retired football players

More discussion of Guardian Caps, good resources for mental health management, active management clinical practice guidelines

Earlier PT rehab for persisting symptoms is better for balance control & reaction times; hidden disruptions in visual pathways in mTBI; sleep, emotions, and concussion-like symptoms: key factors in return-to-play decisions.

MDMA-assisted psychotherapy helps veterans with PTSD and TBI, Concussion Alliance CEO speaks to medical school students, military investigating brain injury in fighter jet pilots

psychedelic helps veterans with chronic brain injury symptoms, combined depression & concussion is worse in collegiate athletes, cumulative CTE risk in hockey players

Free high-quality mindfulness app, Psychiatric symptoms caused by multiple concussions, risk factors for lower quality-of-life post-concussion, retired rugby players have biomarkers linked to neurodegenerative diseases.

Soccer heading associated with cognitive problems & brain changes, meditation lowers cortisol, photobiomodulation improves neuromuscular deficits, Concussion Alliance will be presenting in Montreal!

Mental health problems in elite hockey players, eye dysfunction evaluation for persistent symptom risk, app to help indicate potential concussion, review of risk factors & treatment for youth with post-traumatic headache

Need for football changes to be implemented at all levels, cerebral microbleeds and worse clinical outcomes, more exercise linked to better sleep in youth, TBI (including concussion) increases stroke risk

Q-collar evidence questioned, Return to sport and school, immunotherapy treatment for concussion, acupuncture for chronic neck pain

Head contacts in youth basketball, blood biomarker for concussion, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, why youth athletes don’t report concussion, females and military report higher symptoms

Education for secondary teachers, CBT-I helps insomnia, Australian concussion crisis, Parkinsonism and CTE

Moving away from “subconcussive,” symptom reporting better than cognitive test in SCAT, exercise for anxiety post-concussion, neurodegeneration after all-severity TBI

Nutritional biomarkers of healthy brain aging, repetitive blast TBI exposure outcomes in veterans, incidence of concussions in older adults, non-sports concussions in youth

Blast mTBI, sleep, and the glymphatic system; female vulnerability in concussions,; continuing debate about helmets in girls’ lacrosse

Modifying sports concussion assessment for para-athletes, low-level light therapy for moderate TBI, Long Covid and persisting concussion symptom overlap

Massive online course educates, new athletic trainer practice guidelines, mitochondrial dysfunction, head-cooling device, dose-effect for pre-existing mental health issues and longer recovery, significant postconcussion symptoms in young children, MMA fighter Ronda Rousey talks about concussion, MRIs show brains are getting bigger