A recent post on Scout.com’s Mile High Huddle page examined the topic of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in the NFL by detailing research of blast-related injuries suffered by members of the U.S. Military. 

A newly developed PET tracer has shown that tau protein clumps within the brain are better indicators of cognitive impairment related to Alzheimer’s disease than beta amyloid proteins, the current standard for evaluating the disease’s progress, according to results of a new study recently published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have used an innovative imaging technique to reveal that a protein in the brain known as tau is suggestive of a patient’s cognitive function, according to results of a study recently published in Science Translational Medicine.

Researchers from the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz., have created and tested a pen-sized imaging instrument to aid neurosurgeons in the visualization of individual tumor cells during ongoing brain operations, according to results of a study published in the April issue of Neurosurgical Focus.

Kent Kiehl, MD, spends his days peering inside the brains of murderers, rapists, arsonists and other violent criminals using an fMRI scanner. He’s looking for clues about how physical, functional and genetic differences cause some people to be predisposed to violent acts.

A recent feature story published by Yes! Magazine examined the rise in national interest in traumatic brain injury (TBI). As more people become aware of TBI, the story explained, some groups of individuals are getting more coverage than others.

Recent research involving vegetative patients is revealing the thin line between consciousness and unconsciousness inside the human brain—and the difference in care for those teetering in the gray area.

As you read the words displayed on the computer screen, your brain is recognizing, responding and organizing information related to their interpretation as well as associations with other words, images and ideas. Now neuroimaging is revealing the secrets of this process, according to new research published in the journal Nature.