The First Major Brain Health Study in Women's Rugby Could Change the Future of Player Safety
For decades, almost everything we know about concussion, repetitive head impacts and long-term brain health in rugby has come from studies of male athletes. Yet women's rugby has grown rapidly around
Could Tiny Nanoparticles Help the Brain Clean Itself? Separating Fact from Hype—and What It Could Mean for CTE
Recently, study caught the attention of neuroscientists for a different reason. Instead of trying to destroy amyloid plaques directly, researchers developed tiny engineered nanoparticals
Ibogaine for Brain Injury & CTE: Hope, Hype or Future Medicine? An Evidence-Based Guide
If you've spent any time in the brain injury, concussion or CTE community recently, you've almost certainly heard people talking about ibogaine. Some describe it as the biggest breakthrough in brain
A New PET Brain Scan Could Bring Us One Step Closer to Diagnosing CTE During Life
Could one of the biggest challenges in CTE research finally be moving towards a solution? Researchers have recently announced promising results from an early study investigating a new PET brain scan
New Study Suggests a “Leaky” Blood-Brain Barrier May Play a Key Role in Long-Term Brain Health Problems After Repetitive Head Impacts
A major new study published in Science Translational Medicine has identified another potential piece of the puzzle: persistent damage to the blood-brain barrier.
Peptides: A Hot Topic in Health, Medicine and Brain Research
Peptides have become a hot topic across many areas of health, medicine, fitness, anti-ageing, injury recovery and brain health. Online, they are often spoken about as if they are a new breakthrough. In reality, peptides are not new at all. Some of the most important medicines in modern healthcare are peptide-based. Insulin, for example, is…
