A study investigating health-related quality of life (HRQL) metrics and other psychological factors post-concussion in youth found that that psychological risk factors such as anxiety and depression negatively impact health-related quality of life in the initial 6-month phase of pediatric concussion.

A press release from Penn Medicine News highlighted that individuals with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) were at higher risk of developing an ischemic stroke later in life.

A recent study published in JAMA Neurology by DeCarli et al. found that brain volumes and brain size are becoming progressively larger––based on MRI brain imaging observations of participants born between 1930 and 1970.

A study found that there was a small, not statistically relevant relationship between greater neck strength and a lower risk of sustaining a sports-related concussion in athletes.

Findings from a recent study in Nature Mental Health exploring the gut-brain-microbiota axis revealed that those who adhered to a Mediterranean diet experienced reduced PTSD symptoms,

The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation dedicated its latest issue to chronic pain after TBI, featuring a series of ten papers. A press release by UW Medicine describes the team’s survey findings that about 60% of the 3,800 patients from the TBI cohort reported current or previous chronic pain.

An article highlighted the effectiveness and significant benefits of physical activity when utilized as an intervention for a range of mental health issues, specifically in managing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress in adults.

A study published by Andrea Schneider et al. in the American Heart Association journal Stroke highlights how a prior history of traumatic brain injury is strongly associated with long-term stroke risk among US military veterans. Based on previous research, TBI is highly prevalent among military veterans. Those with prior TBI are at an increased long-term risk for stroke.

Recent findings from a study published in American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation revealed that using a speech-language pathology screening checklist may prove beneficial in predicting the need for a speech-language pathology referral for pediatric concussions.

Results from a recent study published in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine indicated that youth with exercise-induced vision dysfunction following sport-related concussion were at “a 3-folder greater risk” of developing persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS) compared to those without exercise-induced vision dysfunction.

New research from NYU Langone Health reveals that a diagnosis of hypertension in those who received concussion care was strongly linked to a longer concussion recovery period compared to those without hypertension. The data also showed that hypertension was related to an increased likelihood of a post-concussion syndrome diagnosis.