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Kanata 5 cyclist back riding on the road
An Ottawa man who suffered a life-threatening brain injury when he and four other cyclists were struck in a 2009 hit-and-run is back doing something medical experts said would never happen: he's riding again. Robert Wein was hit while cycling on a stretch of March...
Pentagon Hopes Brain Tissue Research Will Help Prevent Injuries
Some 260,000 cases of traumatic brain injury or TBI have been reported among U.S. service members from their time serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Well, now the Defense Department has decided to set up a brain tissue bank to better understand, treat and prevent brain...
U.S. Military Establishes Brain Tissue Repository For Study Of Traumatic Brain Injury
The U.S. military has established what may be the world's first repository of brain tissue for the study of traumatic brain injury (TBI), which is said to be the "signature" injury of the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In furthering the study of the condition...
What 20 Minutes Of Yoga Does For Your Brain
Just 20 minutes of yoga could help yourย brain function better, according to a small new study. Researchers found that people did better -- both speed-wise and accuracy-wise -- on brain functioning tests after just 20 minutes of Hatha yoga, compared with aerobic...
Poll reveals Canadians’ misunderstandings about stroke
New figures released by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada suggest that Canadians don't have a great understanding of strokes, nor whatโs involved in recovering from one. The poll found that half of all Canadians have a close friend or family member who has had...
Education sessions around the province offer practical advice to people who’ve had strokes — and their loved ones
Ray McDonald was able to move a toe, just a tiny bit, on his immobilized left side after he awoke from emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. โYou know what that means?โ his doctor asked. โThat means youโll walk again.โ Now, two years after a hemorrhagic...
Light Therapy May Improve Sleep, Cognition After Brain Injury
Best known as a treatment forย seasonal affectiveย disorder, bright lightย therapyย may improveย sleep, cognition, emotion and brain function following mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a new study. The study found that six weeks of morning bright light...
Cyclists, Wear Your Helmet: Your Brain will Thank You
For some of us, it's just plain common sense. But for others, fear of hat hair may be all it takes to shift bike riders away from safety. However, a new study confirms what many of us have thought all along. The rate of bicycle-related fatalities are significantly...
West Vancouver stroke survivor a champion for the cause
THOMAS Dignum is among the Lower Mainland residents going to bat for the B.C. Children's Hospital Foundation next weekend at a fundraising slo-pitch tournament. The 12-year-old West Vancouver resident and Grade 6 student at Ridgeview elementary is not only going to...