A study shows that brains of veterans who experienced explosion-caused concussions show changes in the system responsible for clearing the organ of waste.

New Rochelle, NY, June 18, 2009—Blast-induced traumatic brain injury (TBI) has reached critical levels in modern-day warfare. The current issue of Journal of Neurotrauma focuses on the intensive ...

The suicide of former Navy SEAL Ryan Larkin has motivated his family to become advocates for understanding treating blast-related traumatic brain injuries ...

Because the improvised explosive device (IED) has become ubiquitous in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, blast traumatic brain injury (bTBI) has been the impetus for much research.

We are wore out," he added. As an explosion goes off, it sends out blast overpressure. Overpressure is pressure that is more-than-normal atmospheric pressure caused by an explosion's shock wave.

By 2009, blast-induced TBI was starting to be understood as a distinct condition directly related to exposure to explosive force, and I felt it was time to jump in.

In conflict zones such as Afghanistan and Iraq, military personnel are often exposed to intense explosive blasts, which can lead to symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and eventually long ...

The signs of TBI were awfully familiar to Dr. Kemplin. “Michael had significant, unexplained paranoia right before he died, and he had a history of blast exposure,” Dr. Kemplin said.

Suspect Anthony Quinn Warner died in the blast. A motive isn't known. The suspect in Christmas morning's Nashville RV explosion was identified after investigators matched tissue found at the blast ...

To better protect warfighters from possible traumatic brain injuries (TBI) resulting from explosive blasts, the Office of Naval Research is sponsoring the development of a portable system that can ...

TBI Director David Rausch addressed Metro Nashville's Special Bombing Review Commission Tuesday, recounting lessons learned during the agency's response.

Researchers, advocates and families of victims are working to establish - and break - a link between Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBIs, and veteran suicide rates. (Task & Purpose composite image).