Brain injury survivors, advocates and doctors say countless patients in the state have struggled for years to get adequate treatment and support following a stroke or blow to the head. Now theyre asking the New Mexico Legislature to study the gaps in care in an effort to build a better treatment system Continue reading →

Injecting a swarm of nanoparticles into the blood of someone who has suffered a brain injury may one day help to limit the damage if experimental results in mice can be translated to humans. In mice, these nanoparticles seemed to reduce dangerous swelling by distracting immune cells from rushing to an injured brain. Continue reading →

UBs Center on the Advancement of Sport has launched a four-part blog series on sports concussions that aims to clarify the issues surrounding traumatic brain injuries. The series, published on our blog site UB Law Sports & Entertainment Forum, is part of the continuing effort of the UB Center for the Advancement of Sport to provide information to the community about topics of interest in sports law, says Helen Nellie Drew, professor of practice in sports law and director of the Center for the Advancement of Sport. Continue reading →

Brain injury has been recently understood to be a common occurrence among adults experiencing homelessness, resulting in the need for modifications to clinical practice in agencies serving this population. A health care agency for adults experiencing homelessness initiated a pilot training for mental health providers to address the issues of brain injury. Continue reading →

Salty fluid regularly flushes through the brain to clear away toxins and waste, but after a stroke, this liquid floods the organ, drowning its cells. Swelling in the brain, known as cerebral edema, occurs after stroke as water flows into brain cells and the space surrounding them Continue reading →