Traumatic Brain Injury

• Playing football may increase risk of Parkinson’s disease in men, study finds

  A study published in the JAMA Network Open suggests that men who played football for a longer duration and at higher levels are at greater risk for developing Parkinson's disease.

  Canada

  Aug 12
  
• Bodychecking in hockey should be banned until age 15, Canadian doctors say

  The Canadian Paediatric Society is calling on Hockey Canada to ban bodychecking for hockey players younger than 15 because checking is strongly linked to concussions.

  Health

  Aug 3
  
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• After a traumatic brain injury, UBC student heads to Stanford to help others

  The 24-year-old fell into a two-month-long coma after being struck by a car in the fall of 2021 and suffered a severe traumatic brain injury.

  Education

  Jun 1
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• ‘Wildly inconsistent’: B.C. researcher helps define new standards for concussion diagnosis

  Noah Silverberg said concussion has historically been minimized as a minor injury that does not need medical attention and is believed to get better on its own.

  Health

  May 25
• ‘Don’t give up’: Toronto man critically injured in hit-and-run publishes book

  Dante Racioppo has an incredibly positive outlook on life and is proud to talk about "Cherry Berry", a children's book he wrote and illustrated which was recently published.

  Crime

  Feb 23
• Canadian woman who has accomplished 6 summits of world’s highest peaks aiming for 8 more

  After suffering a traumatic brain injury and vision loss, Jill Wheatley is trying to summit the world's 14 highest mountains, while battling "mountains of her mind."

  Canada

  Feb 13
• MPI gives $2 million for HSC traumatic brain injuries research project

  Manitoba Public Insurance is contributing $2 million to the Health Science Centre's traumatic brain injury research project, supporting a more personalized approach to treatment.

  Health

  Oct 5, 2022
• Flames forward Huberdeau pledges to donate brain for research on brain injuries

  Calgary Flames star Jonathan Huberdeau has pledged to donate his brain to Project Enlist Canada for research on brain injuries.

  Sports

  Aug 15, 2022
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• One pace at a time: New app by London, Ont. researchers aims to help traumatic brain injury recovery

  A team at Lawson Health Research Institute and St. Joseph’s Health Care London has created an online tool to help people living with a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).

  Health

  Jun 15, 2022
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• Breath test could diagnose repetitive blast injuries to the brain for first time: Lawson

  There is currently no accurate way to test and diagnose a repetitive blast injury, a mild traumatic brain injury that results from pressure changes caused by an explosion.

  Health

  Apr 11, 2022