ENCINO, Calif., Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Mark L. Gordon of the Millennium Health Centers, Inc. initially presented the association of TBI with hormonal deficiencies leading to depression and suicide risks on the January 21, 2007 edition of ESPN Outside the Lines. Both noted NFL players (Brad Leggett and Pat Harlow) and World Heavyweight boxer James Toney discussed their symptoms and benefits of treatment under Gordon. In the January 2012 edition of Life Extension Magazine, a lengthy expose on Dr. Gordon's free program for veterans and law enforcement agents that have suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), believed by Dr. Gordon to be just another presentation of TBI, is discussed. The Millennium's website, TBImedlegal.com, offers victims of TBI whether civilians, military, or sports-related injured a source of information to help them proceed with optional medical evaluations and care. Over 100 published abstracts are available on the site discussing TBI and the psychological impact of hormonal deficiencies. Also noted is the upcoming release of Dr. Gordon's new book entitled: Traumatic Brain Injury: A clinical approach to diagnosis and treatment. On Thursday August 29th, it was announced that the National Football League has agreed to pay $765 million to settle a … Continue reading →

A new study shows the number of children who visited emergency rooms for sports-related brain injuries has nearly doubled in the last 10 years. The number of children visiting emergency rooms for sports-related traumatic brain injuries, such as concussions, has nearly doubled in the last 10 years, according to a new study from physicians at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Between 2002 and 2011, the number of children making trips to emergency rooms for brain injuries increased by 92 percent. During the same time, the number of those admitted to the hospital for further observation or treatment also increased by about 10 percent. [READ: NFL, Players Reach $765 Million Deal Concerning Brain Damage Accusations] Holly Hanson, an emergency medicine fellow at Cincinnati Children's, and two other physicians studied more than 3,800 children and teens who came to the center with such injuries. Their findings were published online in the journal Pediatrics on Monday. Hanson says the increase in emergency room visits for sports-related brain injuries may stem in part from a greater awareness of the dangers of traumatic brain injuries. "I suspect that community emergency department physicians, parents, coaches, trainers are doing a better job at identifying and seeking … Continue reading →

Public release date: 30-Sep-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Cody Mooneyhan cmooneyhan@faseb.org 301-634-7104 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Bethesda, MDA group of really brainy scientists have moved closer to growing "therapeutic" brain cells in the laboratory that can be re-integrated back into patients' brains to treat a wide range of neurological conditions. According to new research published online in The FASEB Journal, brain cells from a small biopsy can be used to grow large numbers of new personalized cells that are not only "healthy," but also possess powerful attributes to preserve and protect the brain from future injury, toxins and diseases. Scientists are hopeful that ultimately these cells could be transformed in the laboratory to yield specific cell types needed for a particular treatment, or to cross the "blood-brain barrier" by expressing specific therapeutic agents that are released directly into the brain. "This work is an example of how integrating basic science and clinical care may reveal privileged opportunities for biomedical research," said Matthew O. Hebb, M.D., Ph.D., FRCSC, a researcher involved in the work from the Departments of Clinical Neurological Sciences (Neurosurgery), Oncology and Otolaryngology at the University of Western Ontario in Ontario, Canada. "It … Continue reading →