The Many Health Benefits of Meth
In low, pharmaceutical-grade doses, meth may actually repair and protect the brain in certain circumstances.
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Traumatic Brain Injuries
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Adrian Robinson Jr. and the NFL’s Multifaceted Concussion Problem
The science behind football brain injuries.
What’s Behind Post-Brain Injury Depression and Anxiety?
A study suggests damaged white matter, the brain's signal cables, may be to blame.
Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury in Prisons
Offenders with brain injuries make up a huge percentage of prison populations; they also enter the criminal justice system earlier, and stay in it longer.
Survive and Thrive: How Big Data Is Transforming Health Care, Part I
It's becoming easier to track health data for our own casual use. But for some people—like Ph.D student Maria Qadri, a Type 1 diabetic—it could have a huge impact on quality of life.
Back to Brain Damage
No, Kansas City Chiefs player Javon Belcher's murder-suicide probably didn't have anything to do with traumatic brain injury. But the league still has a problem on its hands.
Head Games: Brain Injuries Intercept Football
Former professional football players are three times more likely to die of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and ALS than other Americans. But is it fair to blame concussions?