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Brain Decoder Test Results Hold Promise for Spinal Injury Patients

Thousands of people suffer spinal cord injuries  in car accidents every year. Technologies and therapies that make use of sensors and impulses in order to trigger movement point to the way forward in spinal cord injury treatment.   A recent study also broke new ground in this field. The experiment was…

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Georgia Invests in Auto Accident Prevention Efforts

The state of Georgia recently allocated $2.5 million for personal injury and car accident prevention efforts across the state in the form of several grants. We definitely need greater investments in the field of auto accident and personal injury prevention in order to help reduce the number of people fatally…

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Emory Researchers Focus on Seatbelt Usage

Seatbelts are the single most effective piece of life-saving equipment in modern automobiles,  helping protect thousands of motorists against severe personal injuries in car accidents every year.   Researchers at Emory are making good use of a grant to study seatbelt usage rates in Georgia and how they can be expanded.…

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Concussion Symptoms Can Linger for a Year After Brain Injury

Symptoms of a mild brain injury, including confusion and memory loss, can continue to linger in a person up to a year after he has suffered a personal injury. The duration of brain injury symptoms may have a significant impact on claims arising out of automobile accidents or other personal…

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Robotics, Implant Combination Can Help Spinal Cord Injury Victims

New research finds that a combination of implants that trigger movements and robotic exoskeleton devices that help the person coordinate those movements can help treat symptoms of paralysis in patients who have suffered a spinal cord injury. These personal injuries often occur as a result of car accidents, trucking accidents…

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New Study Confirms Link Between Brain Injury and Dementia

Persons who have suffered a traumatic brain injury have a much higher risk of developing dementia down the road.  A new study not only underscores this fact, but also determines that changes in vascular cells can affect the onset of dementia in persons who have suffered a brain injury. Traumatic…

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Bigger Vehicles May Not Necessarily be Safer

It is no secret that American SUVs and pick up trucks are extremely popular on our roads and highways.  However, a  new study seems to indicate that super-sized vehicles are not necessarily safer for their occupants,  while becoming even more dangerous for occupants of other vehicles in car accidents with…

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Slip and Fall Accident – Related Brain Injury Statistics

Older males have a three times higher risk of suffering a traumatic brain injury, mainly in slip and fall accidents.  That information comes from an analysis of 2021 brain injury data which also found that certain racial demographics also have higher rates of brain injury. The analysis was based on…

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Naps can Improve Motor Learning after Brain Injury

New studies find that persons who have suffered traumatic brain injury and are undergoing rehabilitative motor skills therapy, may benefit from short naps after their therapy sessions. Traumatic brain injuries often occur from car accidents, motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, slip and falls as well as due to construction site accidents.…

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