Traumatic Brain Injury News

Lawmaker wants quicker pace for brain injury research
A New Jersey congressman who is pushing for more federal funding for research into treatment of brain injuries said the federal government needs to step up its efforts on this issue.“There is no cure for brain injury,” said Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., a member of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force who is trying to get more money for the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center. Traumatic brain injury has become one of the signature wounds of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, with 1,500 people treated by the brain injury center to date... (Read more)

Underweight infants at risk as teens: study
"One possibility is that hormonal differences between the sexes affect acute response to and long-term recovery from brain injury," wrote study author Agnes Whitaker of Columbia University Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute... (Read more)

Progesterone Cuts 30-Day Mortality from Traumatic Brain Injury
"We found encouraging evidence that progesterone is safe in the setting of traumatic brain injury, with no evidence of side effects or serious harmful events," said Dr. Wright. "In addition, we found a 50% reduction in the rate of death in the progesterone-treated group... (Read more)

C-Line Stables' therapeutic riding program balances special needs
A 5-year-old girl with Down syndrome rode a horse on her own. An accident victim with a serious brain injury regained his confidence. And a woman with progressive multiple sclerosis experienced normalcy one morning while atop her horse... (Read more)

New Study Shows BOTOX(R) Injections For Treatment Of Spasticity Following Stroke Improves Quality-of-Life
 Every year, about 700,000 Americans suffer a new or recurring stroke. Stroke is a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States, and it is estimated that the costs associated with lost productivity due to stroke-related disability totaled $21.8 billion in 2005.(8)... (Read more)

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