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Maria E. Garay-Serratos holds a framed photograph of her mother, who died after suffering decades of domestic violence. Scientists are trying to understand how domestic violence damages the brain.

Domestic violence may leave telltale damage in the brain. Scientists want to find it

5:01am March 08, 2024

by Jon Hamilton

Traumatic brain injuries from intimate partner violence are common, and potentially more severe than those seen in sports.

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UCLA researchers are using a radioactive tracer, which binds to abnormal proteins in the brain, to see if it is possible to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy in living patients. Warmer colors in these PET scans indicate higher concentrations of th

Scientists Hunt For A Test To Diagnose Chronic Brain Injury In Living People

4:04pm July 17, 2018

by Tom Goldman

Doctors are closer to a test in live brains that could help diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a disease that's been linked to concussions and other repeated brain assaults.

Yalieth Gonzalez and her baby Micaela Delgado at the Maternal Infant Studies Center at the University of Puerto Rico.

Living With Zika In Puerto Rico Means Watching, Waiting And Fearing Judgment

2:06pm March 27, 2017

by Greg Allen

The Zika virus may have infected more than 1 million people in Puerto Rico, including thousands of pregnant women. Doctors are watching babies born to infected moms who don't show birth defects.

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The Alto Yellowjackets take the field on Nov. 13, a month after Matthews died.

Deaths Persist In Youth And Student Football Despite Safety Efforts

5:28pm November 25, 2015

At least 19 young football players have died so far in 2015. Pediatricians are calling for changes in the way the game is played, including a move to non-tackle games.