https://www.brainline.org/rss/allcontent.xml The latest brain injury news and headlines. Brought to you by BrainLine.org en https://www.military.com/blood-protein-linked-to-lower-risk-of-depression-and-ptsd-after-tbi Active-duty marines with higher levels of the natural anti-NMDAR1 antibody had a lower risk of developing these conditions. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:23:16 EDT Military.com https://www.military.com/blood-protein-linked-to-lower-risk-of-depression-and-ptsd-after-tbi https://wapo.st/3VtCssH Commonly caused by falls in older adults, concussions are linked to an 18 percent increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:21:21 EDT The Washington Post (gift article) https://wapo.st/3VtCssH https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/science/cte-diagnosis-brain-injury.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D1E.tSzP.AdXbSkhrmBeu&smid=url-share Scientists are developing imaging techniques and blood tests that one day may enable doctors to identify the disease definitively in living patients. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:20:00 EDT The New York Times (gift article) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/science/cte-diagnosis-brain-injury.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D1E.tSzP.AdXbSkhrmBeu&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/us/six-flags-x2-roller-coaster-injuries.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D1E.bcU4.6O8vRFhwkrCy&smid=url-share The lawsuits accuse the company of failing to adequately warn passengers about the risks to riders of the X2 coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:19:01 EDT The New York Times (gift article) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/us/six-flags-x2-roller-coaster-injuries.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D1E.bcU4.6O8vRFhwkrCy&smid=url-share https://thewarhorse.org/marine-ptsd-service-dog/ Being a Marine and later an international aid and human rights worker taught me how to read a room. Vietnam. Beirut. Somalia. Bosnia. Rwanda. Iraq. Afghanistan. Survival depended on noticing what other people missed. The shift in a crowd’s weight, the change in a voice, the silence that arrives before violence does. I came to believe I understood people and what they carried inside themselves.Then I got Blue, and realized I had only been reading the surface. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:07:31 EDT The War Horse https://thewarhorse.org/marine-ptsd-service-dog/ https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/debby-ryan-brain-injury-disney-channel-fame-1236865424/ Debby Ryan, the former Disney Channel star revealed during an interview that she suffered a “life-altering brain injury a few years ago” after a long history of battling migraines. The brain injury included “sustained shaking over a minute of time” and resulted in “pre-incident Debby and post-incident Debby,” the actor said. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:00:14 EDT Variety https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/debby-ryan-brain-injury-disney-channel-fame-1236865424/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/healing-from-trauma/202609/why-mind-body-approaches-matter-in-trauma-therapy Sensory-based therapies may help the brain update to a felt sense of safety. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:43:41 EDT Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/healing-from-trauma/202609/why-mind-body-approaches-matter-in-trauma-therapy https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/homeless-mind/202608/coming-home-from-war-ptsd-may-not-tell-the-full-story PTSD may not fully explain the challenges some veterans face after returning home. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:43:16 EDT Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/homeless-mind/202608/coming-home-from-war-ptsd-may-not-tell-the-full-story https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20vg0rylvro Thousands of women in the UK may be suffering from undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after giving birth, a study has found.Lead researcher and GP Dr Megan Foreman said the University of East Anglia (UEA) report showed one in 20 new mothers developed PTSD.Women can suffer from the disorder after a difficult pregnancy or birth and symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety and persistent troubling thoughts. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:41:04 EDT BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20vg0rylvro https://www.kunr.org/local-stories/2026-09-01/reno-organization-pairs-veterans-with-service-dogs-to-support-ptsd-recovery Pebbles, Daisy and Rider walked onto the stage, led by their trainers. One by one, the trainers handed over the leashes.For five veterans, it marked the start of a new partnership with a service dog. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:39:45 EDT NPR https://www.kunr.org/local-stories/2026-09-01/reno-organization-pairs-veterans-with-service-dogs-to-support-ptsd-recovery https://theconversation.com/decades-after-9-11-toxic-dust-and-ptsd-may-be-accelerating-brain-aging-among-first-responders-289755 Hundreds of first responders have told me they remember exactly how they felt during the World Trade Center attacks, even 25 years on.They tell me that they remember not being able to think, see or smell anything. They could focus only on digging and pulling debris out of the way. They could not rest because those trapped beneath the rubble could not wait. Death was all around them, and they could only do as much as they could to hold it back.These first responders may also need to recover human remains from the rubble. Surrounding these moments of intimate grief are dust, toxic fumes and cries for help. And this trauma takes a toll. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:39:12 EDT The Conversation https://theconversation.com/decades-after-9-11-toxic-dust-and-ptsd-may-be-accelerating-brain-aging-among-first-responders-289755 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/podcasts/the-daily/brain-injuries-coast-guard.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-VA.LyZL.SOR-VwaLwvhG&smid=url-share New York Times reporting found that rescuse-boat crews in the Coast Guard showed signs of brain injuries from rough seas. A victim's daughter helped bring the issue to light. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:37:07 EDT The New York Times (gift article) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/podcasts/the-daily/brain-injuries-coast-guard.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-VA.LyZL.SOR-VwaLwvhG&smid=url-share https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5936617/camp-cranium-tbi-act-brain-injury-concussion-trauma-cdc Campers, ranging in age from 10 to 21, have been coming to Camp Cranium in Pennsylvania's rural Columbia County since 2008. Some of their brain injuries are so severe that they have to relearn basics, from talking to tying their shoelaces. Some use wheelchairs or crutches. But during a week at camp, they climb rock walls, swim and whiz down a zip line through the lush forest. The existence of Camp Cranium, as well as a handful of others like it, is a response to a decades-long national trend: More people, including children, now survive crises resulting in brain injury than they did in the 1980s. But recently, efforts to track and prevent one type of brain injury — traumatic ones — are in flux after Congress didn't renew a law to further research and prevention of traumatic brain injuries, and the Trump administration fired hundreds of employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including the team tracking traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:01:19 EDT NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5936617/camp-cranium-tbi-act-brain-injury-concussion-trauma-cdc https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/us/nfl-cte-osha.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8FA.ksRp.903li94CEdUP&smid=url-share The most notorious form of workplace illness in the United States might be black lung disease. Scientists say that 10 to 20 percent of coal miners who have worked 25 years or more have gotten it. It has long been considered an epidemic.Imagine an American job that is less safe than that, where one in four workers (and maybe far more) ends up with an incurable, degenerative brain disease that withers the mind, sometimes after just a few years of exposure.New research shows that 25 percent of all former N.F.L. players who died during a recent six-year period had the degenerative brain disease known as C.T.E. — a tally that does not include the nearly three-quarters of deceased players who were not tested for the disease, which can be diagnosed only posthumously. Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:31:20 EDT The New York Times (gift article) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/us/nfl-cte-osha.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8FA.ksRp.903li94CEdUP&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/us/cte-prevention-youth-football.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8FA.Setp.e5lIvonfzWN5&smid=url-share Two things are true: Football has a hold on American culture, and tackle football is not good for brains. Navigating that contradiction can be especially tricky for parents of children who play the game.Twenty years into the era of C.T.E. awareness, parents know enough to be worried but perhaps not enough to avoid the risks entirely. Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:29:58 EDT The New York Times (gift article) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/us/cte-prevention-youth-football.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8FA.Setp.e5lIvonfzWN5&smid=url-share https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5943168/cte-nfl-concussions-deaths-study While professional football and the degenerative brain disease known as CTE have long been linked, true prevalence has remained an open question. A new study finds that, among former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021, at least a quarter had CTE. Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:21:18 EDT NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5943168/cte-nfl-concussions-deaths-study https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/us/nfl-cte-brain-disease.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8FA.n76R.NDAdPjYQKN_t&smid=url-share Since the degenerative brain disease known as C.T.E. was first scientifically linked to football about 20 years ago, and as hundreds of former professional football players have been diagnosed with the disease after their deaths, a haunting question has lingered:Just how many N.F.L. players will end up with C.T.E.?New data provides a sobering indication: At least one in four of all the people who have played in the N.F.L. might expect to end up with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a study of hundreds of cases over a recent six-year period. Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:32:22 EDT The New York Times (gift article) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/us/nfl-cte-brain-disease.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8FA.n76R.NDAdPjYQKN_t&smid=url-share https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-19/brain-health-weapons-blast-exposure-gao-22601051.html Pentagon efforts to monitor the impact of blasts on service members’ brain health have improved in recent years, but programs meant to track their exposure and catch potential cognitive changes are under-resourced, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:58:47 EDT Stars and Stripes https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-19/brain-health-weapons-blast-exposure-gao-22601051.html https://theconversation.com/sports-leagues-concussion-guidelines-must-be-broadened-as-brain-health-concerns-rise-289609 Recently, the Australian Football League (AFL) was rocked when it was revealed a Geelong player with a history of concussion had been asked to waive his legal rights to claim for any future brain trauma.It was the latest in a series of concussion issues the AFL has had to address in recent years.But the focus on concussion is problematic. Indeed, concussions are not necessarily the most pressing issue in contact sports when it comes to brain injuries.The bigger concern should be chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:58:16 EDT The Conversation https://theconversation.com/sports-leagues-concussion-guidelines-must-be-broadened-as-brain-health-concerns-rise-289609 https://www.military.com/pentagon-shine-program-researches-traumatic-brain-injury-treatments The Department of Defense (DOD) has launched a new research program to develop treatments for traumatic brain injuries (TBI).A new program called Selective Harnessing of Intrinsic Neuroplasticity Engineering (SHINE) is pushing through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the research arm of the DOD, developing non-invasive tools to "enhance the brain's ability to adapt and rewire itself" when it is injured. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:57:31 EDT Military.com https://www.military.com/pentagon-shine-program-researches-traumatic-brain-injury-treatments https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-ptsd-trial-university-9.7310431 Researchers in Alberta have been exploring how walking combined with psychotherapy can help in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They say the results of a recent clinical trial build on a growing body of evidence indicating the treatment is effective. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:56:48 EDT CBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-ptsd-trial-university-9.7310431 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5936443/oregon-psilocybin-ptsd-depression-anxiety New research on the experiences of people who took magic mushrooms through Oregon's homegrown psychedelic industry — the first program of its kind in the U.S. — is offering a largely favorable picture. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:56:21 EDT NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5936443/oregon-psilocybin-ptsd-depression-anxiety https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2026-08-10/thc-cannabis-drug-study-nightmares-22507404.html A new German drug study that tested the psychoactive compound in cannabis for treating a major symptom of post-traumatic stress could offer hope to U.S. veterans after it eliminated nightmares in more than a third of patients who received the drug. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:50:53 EDT Stars and Stripes (limited free) https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2026-08-10/thc-cannabis-drug-study-nightmares-22507404.html https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evil-deeds/202608/why-myths-still-matter-did-odysseus-suffer-from-ptsd What ancient myths can teach us about psychopathology and therapy today. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:49:59 EDT Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evil-deeds/202608/why-myths-still-matter-did-odysseus-suffer-from-ptsd https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/books/review/a-guide-to-open-water-lifesaving-virginia-eubanks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5VA.c0iR.aXk20wOAdm7Z&smid=url-share “A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving,” by Virginia Eubanks, is a memoir of what happened after her partner survived a brutal attack — and her own will to endure. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:48:06 EDT The New York Times (gift article) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/books/review/a-guide-to-open-water-lifesaving-virginia-eubanks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5VA.c0iR.aXk20wOAdm7Z&smid=url-share