Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Gazette Excerpt: Injured In Iraq, Jailed At Home

Dave Philipps — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

When wounded combat veterans lash out, the Army struggles to respond justly.

Gazette Excerpt: No Break For The Wounded

Dave Philipps — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Modern medicine saved Sgt. Jerrald Jensen when he was injured in combat. Decades-old disciplinary rules awaited when he returned home.

At Fort Carson, Growing Number Of Injured Are Discharged Without Medical Benefits

Erin OToole — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injuries are the signature wounds of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Gazette Excerpt: Injured In War, Punished At Home

Dave Philipps — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

For wounded veterans with other-than-honorable discharges, the “unbreakable covenant” of government care is cut, leaving them helpless.

Obama's Plan To Explore The Brain A 'Most Audacious Project'

Jon Hamilton — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:08:00 +0000

President Obama has announced an ambitious plan to explore the mysteries of the human brain.

In a speech Tuesday, Obama said he will ask Congress for $100 million in 2014 to "better understand how we think and how we learn and how we remember." Other goals include finding new treatments for Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy and traumatic brain injury.

The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative would accomplish this by developing tools that would allow researchers to monitor millions or even billions of in