Mediterranean diet and subsequently improved gut microbiome tied to lower PTSD symptom burden in women (2/1/24 Newsletter)

This week’s lead article, Mediterranean diet and subsequently improved gut microbiome tied to lower PTSD symptom burden in women, is in the Therapies Currently Available category.

In this newsletter: Opportunities, Education, Pathophysiology, Diagnostics, Therapies Currently Available, Women’s Health, and CTE & Neurodegeneration Issues.

We appreciate the Concussion Alliance volunteers, board members, and staff members who created this edition:
Writers: Esmeralda Garcia-Ramirez, Sravya Valiveti, Melissa Brown, Zoe Heart, Chelsea Ryan, & Camilla Smith-Donald

Editors: Conor Gormally and Malayka Gormally

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Opportunities

A young man at the optometry office having his vision function checked

Tuesday, February 6, 6 pm EST: A free webinar, Optometry Post Concussion, presented by Dr. Kristine Dalton and hosted by the Canadian Concussion Centre. Register in advance. Register in advance

Tuesday, February 6, 7 pm EST: a free webinar, New Fronts in the Fight Against CTE – Australia, Canada, UK, US report cases in Rugby, Hockey, Soccer, Football and More, part of the Concussion Legacy Foundation's CTE Awareness Month webinar series. Register in advance.

Tuesday, February 13, 4 pm EST: a free webinar, CTE Research: What's New & What's Next, part of the Concussion Legacy Foundation's CTE Awareness Month webinar series. Register in advance.

February 29, 2024, 3:00 p.m. ET: a webinar (free to caregivers), Balance Training and Reducing Fall Risk in Individuals with Brain Injury, presented by Jason Adour, PT, DPT, Michael Cyr, PT, DPT, and Katie Heller, PT, DPT and hosted by the Brain Injury Association of America. The family caregiver fee is $0 and the professional rate is $50. The professional rate includes 1 ACBIS CEU. Register in advance.


Education

Brain injury from intimate partner violence–a medical provider resource


Pathophysiology

Mouse model shows possibilities of reversing memory deficits after repeated mild head impacts


Diagnostics

New imaging technique may facilitate future diagnosis of concussion via MRI


Therapies Currently Available

Mediterranean diet and subsequently improved gut microbiome tied to lower PTSD symptom burden in women


Women’s Health

MRI imaging and behavioral testing reveal emotional problems in female children post-concussion may be related to injury-caused delay in maturation of white matter 


CTE & Neurodegeneration Issues

Risk of CTE increases by 14% per year of rugby play, even in amateurs

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