Concussion Update Newsletter
See below for previous editions.
Our biweekly Concussion Update newsletter provides thoughtful synopses of new research, news related to concussions, listings of free webinars, and calls for study participants for research.
New athletic safety requirements (12/12/19 newsletter)
Coach guide, soft-shell helmets, CT marijuana study, team approach, overlap in TBI and PTSD, blood-brain barrier, diagnostic tools, cell phone injuries.
How concussions affect mental health (12/5/19 newsletter)
Utah children and concussions, neurodegenerative disease and concussions, Walmart Target may sell CBD, interneurons as a TBI therapy, suicide risk and concussions, long-term effects of concussions, injury risk and concussions, female athletes and concussions.
Thanksgiving edition (11/28/19 newsletter)
We started our Weekly Concussion Update Newsletter in April 2019 as part of our mission to provide current and reliable concussion information in a way that is easily accessible to everyone. Our interns have dedicated more than 650 hours of research, writing, and editing, to provide you with a variety of important news and research on concussions each week.
Some specifics of sports-related concussions (11/21/19 newsletter)
Cheerleading and concussions, athlete gait changes, free app-based concussion recovery management, retired NFL players’ mental health, hospital readmission risk in the homeless with TBI, Bon Jovi donation.
Improving how we treat veterans with mTBI (11/14/19 newsletter)
Safer heading in soccer, mTBI in seniors, e-cig breakthrough, PCS headaches, machine learning therapy, PoNS and balance, mTBI-PTSD connection, veteran TBI opera.
How to make soccer safer (11/7/19 newsletter)
Return to Learn Washington, youth soccer injuries, pediatric concussion care, Navy blast sensors, PTSD treatment, TBI epilepsy, first female CTE study.
The missing ingredient in concussion education programs (10/31/19 newsletter)
Revised concussion awareness training, NIH and FDA on cannabis research, TBI and brain atrophy, therapy horse for veterans, mental health and TBI presentation, Dan Carcillo and Cris Cyborg video.
What we’ve learned post-mortem (10/24/19 newsletter)
Football CTE risk doubles every 2.6 years, new e-cig safety, injectable hydrogels, microbleeds, portable TBI tests for veterans, views on Neuralink
Sifting through pseudoscience for reliable research (10/17/19 newsletter)
Support groups, CTE awareness and sports, Lyme disease and PCS, risk for mental illness an MS, bill to fund therapy despite evidence.
Million-dollar grants given to long-term TBI studies (10/10/19 newsletter)
Cheerleader sues school, cyanide in THC vapes, probiotic therapy, behavioral changes in preschoolers, brain on nature, female neuroprotective hormones.
Innovative Approaches to Treating and Preventing Concussions (10/3/19 newsletter)
Virtual reality concussion education course, vaping risks, how to exercise therapeutically, treatment turning brainwaves into piano tones, why female brains are vulnerable.
Performance on mobile games linked to cognitive function (9/26/19 newsletter)
A new treatment may reduce post-traumatic epilepsy, pesticide fumigation is the likely cause of brain injuries in diplomats stationed in Cuba, CBD survey indicates pain reduction.
New tech for TBI care and prevention (9/19/19 newsletter)
New online guidelines for physicians (and families) for concussion management for youth age 5-18, improving CBD uptake, tau and late-onset psychosis, beekeeping as therapy for veterans, the danger of side impacts to the head.
Athletes and CTE (9/12/19 newsletter)
Testosterone and head trauma, low-intensity exercise after a concussion, a diet of junk food caused brain atrophy, females at higher risk for a neck injury.
School "Concussion Champion" toolkit (9/5/19 newsletter)
Girls taken to specialty care later than boys, high school football team wins state title without tackling in practice, Mayo Clinic doctors guide to CBD.
Best therapies for post-concussion syndrome in children and adolescents (8/29/19 newsletter)
Best therapies for children and adolescents with post-concussion syndrome, pop star Kiesza returns from a concussion, CBD and the blood-brain barrier.
Telemedicine for concussions (8/22/19 newsletter)
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia helps adolescents with post-concussion syndrome (PCS), four prevalent visions dysfunctions after TBI, girls soccer and concussion.
Dancing helps TBI recovery (8/15/19 newsletter)
Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps youth with post-concussion syndrome, American Ninja Warrior’s concussion journey, cannabis (and in particular THC) reduces pain, cranial therapy found to be a safe treatment, the effects of repetitive hits on the mid-brain.
Cannabis and Med students (8/8/19 newsletter)
Medical cannabis coursework for medical students, headgear reduces lacrosse concussions, magnetic stimulation therapy shows promise for traumatic brain injury, the role of counseling in concussion recovery.
Sleep quality can predict concussion recovery (8/1/19 newsletter)
Visual training exercises improve cognitive function, hearing deficits after concussion, men & women’s social functioning after TBI, and more.