Female patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are 26% less likely to be admitted to a specialized trauma center than male patients, according to a study of data from Ontario published in Canadian ...

Repeated head knocks cause long-term damage to the delicate blood-brain barrier, potentially driving chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative condition that affects some former ...

Sept. 17 (UPI) --Repeated hits during contact sports could cause damage to the brain years before the development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a study funded by the National Institutes of ...

NIH-supported researchers found a 56% loss of specific neurons in athletes exposed to repeated head impacts. Brain changes appeared even without the tau protein buildup typically linked to chronic ...