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

Special journal issue on TBI and chronic pain, high-intensity training better for locomotion & cognition, concussion experts testify in Senate hearing on blast TBI, acupuncture reduces PTSD symptoms, concussions increase risk of behavioral and affective disorders in kids, similar recovery times but different symptom burdens in male vs female athletes

IPV resource for providers, reversing memory deficits in mice, better MRI imaging of inflammation, white matter maturation slowed in female children, all-level rugby increases CTE risk 14% per year

heart inefficiencies after multiple concussions, exercise at least as good as medication for mental health, retina-scanning concussion test, mental health and concussion symptoms, women at higher risk for depression after concussion

identifying executive dysfunction, soccer headers affect brain microstructure, medical cannabis and PTSD, cerebral microstructure reorganization, vision therapy for concussion, blood oxygen variability indicates functional and vascular disturbance, low level training blasts add up for US troops, increased suicidal ideation in high schoolers with concussion, pathology of intimate partner violence, blood biomarkers of neurodegeneration in boxers

Dual-task assessments more effective, firing heavy weaponry causes damage, elevated stroke risk, cognitive decline in veterans with TBI history

Faster recovery earlier in the season for sports-related concussions, MDMA-assisted therapy is more effective for PTSD than therapy alone; early speech-language pathology screening can aid in timely referral and treatment; individuals with pre-existing disability; improving fatigue The Standard Advice for Concussions is Wrong

Questions about the Q-collar, hypertension and concussion recovery, sleep-wake disturbances, mental health & musculoskeletal injury, pediatric posttraumatic headache.

exercise-induced vision dysfunction predicts persisting symptoms, hormonal contraception doesn’t affect 3 baseline tests, Football players’ increased parkinson’s rates

College students need better concussion plans, pro soccer heading frequency associated with dementia, chronic cannabis use may be neuroprotective from subconcussive hits, no significant associations between neck strength and concussion risk, concussion spotters in WWC

TBI-associated depression is its own disorder–transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) may help; auditory processing reveals subconcussive head impact history; youth tackle football perceptions; first CTE in a female athlete, Women's World Cup & soccer safety.

CBD & THC for anxiety disorders; moderate to vigorous physical activity linked to faster symptom recovery; promoting mental health in schools–but take into account social inequalities; females have disrupted brain activity not seen in males

Light exercise within 48 hrs of concussion, soccer heading, IV ketamine for migraine, PTSD and poor sleep, psychological factors contributing to persistent symptoms

College students’ limited knowledge, microglial activation outlasts clinical recovery, benefits of physical fitness, telehealth graded exercise test, high risk for suicide among military with mTBI, active rehab for youth

A small pilot study published in Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health found that athletes experience a decrease in two types of helpful bacteria (Eubacterium rectale and Anaerostipes hadrus) in the gut after sustaining a concussion.

Neuroendocrine dysfunction, walking the dog and a growing concern about concussions, cognitive deficits in IPV survivors, elevated head trauma rates in refugees and asylum seekers, low levels of myelin and repetitive head impacts

A New Zealand study found that people who have experienced a single mild TBI had an “increased risk of criminal behavior.”

A study by Samantha N. Magliato et al. found that those who reported sleep problems in an initial clinic visit developed persistent post-concussive symptoms at twice the rate of those who did not report sleep problems after a concussion.

A research team found that a mild brain injury can create changes in coordination between different regions of the brain (thalamic hyperconnectivity) and that these changes were related to their findings that 45% of the study participants still had symptoms such as cognitive impairment, depression, and most commonly, headaches, poor concentration, and fatigue at six months post-injury.

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