NPR | Jan 4, 2022
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Professor James Goodwin about his book, Supercharge Your Brain: How to Maintain a Healthy Brain Throughout Your Life.
The New York Times | Jan 4, 2022
Travis Bell and Joe Sisson were close friends and rising stars in bobsled before crashes derailed their careers. Two decades later, one of them wonders why he thrived and his friend is gone.
The Guardian | Jan 3, 2022
I had refused to accept my PTSD had returned. But on a flight to Budapest it became impossible to ignore. It took a year of intensive treatment for me to be able to leave the house without fear.
Forbes | Jan 3, 2022
It is not about how long or how hard you hold on. Sometimes you have no choice but to be strong.
National Geographic | Dec 29, 2021
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and traumatic brain injury can cause changes in behavior by altering brain anatomy. Now it seems the coronavirus can too.
The New Yorker | Dec 29, 2021
The mind-altering drug has been shown to help people suffering from anxiety and depression. But how it helps, who it will serve, and who will profit are open questions.
The Washington Post | Dec 29, 2021
As the omicron variant threatens to bring a punishing fifth wave this winter, the country faces an unprecedented mental health crisis brought on by the nearly two-year pandemic. Hospitals and health-care facilities are woefully understaffed as capacity peaks once again — and workers are emotionally battered, burned out and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The Guardian | Dec 28, 2021
Women suffer PTSD at twice the rate of men yet their symptoms and stories are often overlooked.
NPR | Dec 23, 2021
The degenerative brain condition CTE can be diagnosed only through autopsy. But there's a quiet population of everyday people afraid they have it — and they're turning to dubious treatments.
Salon | Dec 23, 2021
Service dogs are shown to lower the stress hormone in PTSD sufferers to near-normal levels.
PsychCentral | Dec 23, 2021
Along your healing journey, you may notice some positive change come from what you’ve been through. This is known as post-traumatic growth.
NPR | Dec 23, 2021
Shell neurons project to the breathing center and core neurons project to the pain/emotion center. Brain scientists have found the two are linked, shedding new light on opioid overdoses.
Everyday Health | Dec 22, 2021
It's not uncommon to feel some sadness and stress over the holidays, particularly at the end of another difficult pandemic year. For Black Americans, unique challenges can contribute to the heightened feelings of stress, sadness, and loneliness that many people experience at this time of year. Find out what the causes may be and how to feel better.
The Associated Press | Dec 22, 2021
People in crisis and those trying to help them will have a new phone number — 988 — to reach the national suicide prevention network starting in July.
WDRB / NBC | Dec 22, 2021
As many of us prepare to celebrate Christmas, the holiday season often causes a different emotion for thousands of military veterans. If you are struggling and need to talk to someone, please call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Psychology Today | Dec 22, 2021
Diagnosis doesn't reveal the losses brain injury brings like experience does.
NPR | Dec 22, 2021
Grief is tied to all sorts of different brain functions, says researcher and author Mary-Frances O'Connor. That can range from being able to recall memories to taking the perspective of another person, to even things like regulating our heart rate and the experience of pain and suffering.
Newsweek | Dec 20, 2021
Paul said that his brain was scanned before he started his boxing career in 2018 and was told by a doctor that his brain was already affected by a lack of blood flow in certain areas, because of his concussions from playing football.
KRVS / NPR | Dec 20, 2021
Donald Parham Jr.'s injury happened early in the game after catching a short pass for an apparent touchdown. There's been an uproar about how the frightening incident was covered on the national TV broadcast.
Inverse | Dec 20, 2021
Successfully ending therapy is one of its primary goals — but there are different ways to get there.
Psychology Today | Dec 20, 2021
Tips to manage emotions in therapy. -- For more on treatments for PTSD please visit The Treatment Hub.
NPR | Dec 20, 2021
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with a man who is concerned about CTE, and with neuroscientist Bob Stern, who explains why more cases of CTE may emerge decades after plastic helmets became commonplace.
KENS / CBS | Dec 17, 2021
Army veteran Mike Gonzales came home from the Middle-East a different person to family. He became an alcoholic and suffered from PTSD.
Science Focus / BBC | Dec 17, 2021
Thanks to 'neuroplasticity', your brain can dramatically reprogram itself after major damage. -- For more information about treating brain ininjury visit The Treatment Hub.
WTNH / ABC | Dec 17, 2021
7 percent of children have suffered a concussion or head injury. As parents or grandparents, how can you tell if a bump to the head is something more serious?
