Researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York discovered that traumatic brain injury can often precede the development of Parkinson’s disease.
The study “Association of Traumatic Brain Injury With Late-Life Neurodegenerative Conditions and Neuropathologic Findings,” published in JAMA Neurology, underscored that head injury did not seem to increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia, contradicting findings in earlier studies.

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BOSTON — A simple, quick test performed with a pupillometer appears to be an effective screening tool for acute mild traumatic brain injury, US Army investigators report.
"We have identified functional divergences that could be biomarkers for traumatic brain injury," said José Capó-Aponte, OD, PhD, from the Department of Optometry at the Womack Army Medical Center in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

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New brain scanning software being developed by the University of Aberdeen could save the lives of soldiers on the front line, experts believe.
The portable ultrasound scanner is aimed at better detecting injuries such as bleeding on the brain.
The team is working on the technology with the Ministry of Defence's science and technology laboratory (DSTL).
The device - much smaller than an MRI scanner - would create a 3D model of the brain on location.

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Remember our Veterans during this week especially! Please don't set off fireworks before or after the 4th! Read more here about how combat Veterans are coping with July fourth fireworks.