Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Preventing Traumatic Brain Injury

Diagram showing coup and contrecoup brain injuries: the left shows a head hitting a surface with primary impact to the front brain; the right shows secondary impact at the back of the brain, both highlighted in red.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects tens of millions of people worldwide each year with about 5 million deaths. For those who survive there is often permanent neurological impairment. TBI is therefore a serious public health issue that needs to be addressed. The largest international study of TBI was recently published in Nature Medicine, providing some insight into how best to approach the […]

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