May 5, 2009 (Seattle, Washington) — For the first time, a new imaging study that employs diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) shows that veterans who sustain mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) caused ...

We tested the hypothesis that blast-related traumatic brain injury causes traumatic axonal injury, using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), an advanced form of magnetic resonance imaging that is ...

A RAND Corp. study in 2008 estimated that IED blast events were so frequent that perhaps 320,000 troops may have suffered mild TBI. Authors of the study say the best way to confirm changes in the ...

However, blast-induced injuries can be hard to diagnose because they don’t leave signs that can be detected during an exam, even when using advanced medical imaging.

In one project, researchers will use brain imaging and blood sampling from Veterans diagnosed with chronic TBI to determine whether their brain’s immune system has been activated on a long-term basis ...

New research has revealed that veterans exposed explosive bomb blasts are still at risk of damage in their brain’s white matter – even when brain injury symptoms do not present.

“By combining studies in human postmortem brain tissue, from rodent models of blast TBI, and from human brain imaging, we get a clearer view of the relationship between blast TBI and glymphatic ...

It's well known that TBI is a risk factor for later Alzheimer's disease. But what about blast exposure without contact injury? New research suggested it also increases the risk.

Other project goals include improving brain injury detection tools, as well as designing and implementing a blast monitoring program to track exposure among at-risk service members.

The Q30 Innovations Q Collar is under evaluations by the U.S. Army for help reducing traumatic brain injury cased by blast weapons. (Q30 Innovations) LAS VEGAS — A device used by professional ...

The effect of traumatic brain injury on learning and memory: A synaptic focus. The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry , 31 (2), 195–214. https ...

Nicole Herling speaks to a reporter about her brother’s traumatic brain injury, which researchers believe was “likely” caused by exposure to blasts during his experience in the Army Reserves.