Immune system plays a major role in brain damage after repeated concussions, study suggests

From football fields to military training grounds, head injuries are leaving lasting marks on the brain in ways we're only ...

Repeated brain injuries linked to memory changes in intimate partner violence survivors, study finds

An Australian-first study finds evidence of previously undetected, long-term cognitive changes in women more than six months ...
CNN

Hidden genetic damage is part of CTE, too, study finds

The neurologic disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE has most often been found in people who experienced repeated blows to the head while playing contact sports and there’s now ...

Mental health concerns encourage rethinking of childhood trauma support in schools

Schools should be ideal places for children who have faced trauma to process their experiences. Yet too often, school systems ...
Psychology Today

2 Lasting Ways That Childhood Trauma Rewires the Brain

Most well-informed people are aware that traumatic childhood experiences are often associated with serious mental health conditions later in life. What few people know, however, is how exactly trauma ...