Category Archives: Traumatic Brain Injury

Bright light therapy may improve sleep and aid recovery after mild traumatic brain injury new research hints.

As the trial of Bradley Manning entered its fourth day on Monday, a filing from one potential prosecution witness revealed a startling fact: One of the members of the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound has had memory loss stemming from traumatic brain injuries.

LIKE politics, spirituality (call it religion, if you must) is often put in the category of things-not-to-talk-about at least not in the context of a federally funded job or much less an opinion editorial written on the federal dime — it’s become taboo, if you will. But the thing is taboo creates silence and perpetuates secrets and we know how that can affect our peers with mental illness.

Scars they can’t see keep veterans awake at night. They inject fear and anger where strength and good humor once flourished.

A new study finds for the first time that military members with multiple traumatic brain injuries are more likely to be at risk for suicide, not only in the short term, but throughout their lifetime.

Brain injuries can be caused by falls, car accidents, attacks or from a medical situation like a tumor. For survivors, recovery can be a long lonely struggle.

Suicide is a serious problem for U.S. military personnel who have suffered traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Health officials have discovered a disturbing trend among adolescents incarcerated at Rikers Island — an extremely high prevalence of traumatic brain injuries.

Last week, New York City began its long-awaited bicycle sharing program, the largest in the nation. Research shows that bike accidents account for far more traumatic brain injuries each year.

Military members who suffered more than one mild traumatic brain injury may be more likely to commit suicide.