Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), commonly referred to as 'concussion', affects over 1.7 million in the USA annually with costs of nearly US$17 billion. [1] Despite the name, these injuries are by ...

The state of Alabama is a major force in sports, and sports injuries such as concussion are not uncommon. A new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology shows that the bright spots on ...

Researchers have discovered that problems with the brain’s waste-clearing system—the glymphatic system—may significantly raise the risk of developing dementia.

For many service members, like Timothy Grossman, years of combat exposure can lead to invisible brain injuries that go ...

How does the brain take out its trash? That is the job of the brain's lymphatic drainage system, and efforts to understand how it works have pushed the boundaries of brain-imaging technologies.

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham suggests that heavy alcohol use may lead to more severe brain bleeds ...

Rick Springfield recently opened up about a brain injury he sustained from a fall at a Las Vegas concert in 2000 that left him brain-damaged. Springfield, 75, recently had a whole body MRI scan that ...