Concussion Update Newsletter

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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.

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Branched chain amino acids may expedite concussion recovery (4/11/24 Newsletter)

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

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“Atypical psychedelic” ibogaine shows promise as a treatment for chronic disability following TBI (3/7/24 Newsletter)

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

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Intern Newsletter–New diagnostics and imaging lead to greater understanding of concussions (12/15/23 Newsletter)

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

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