“Brain injury” is a term with both a literal meaning and societally-held connotation. Literally, it’s an injury to the brain. But generally speaking, it connotes the idea of skull damage, such as a ...

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Enduring brutal physical abuse can increase the risk of developing a sinister brain disease, yet many victim-survivors are ...

(Please be advised this article contains details of family violence.) Domestic violence causes disability for women through lasting impacts on their brains. Traumatic brain injury refers to damage to, ...

Guylaine Simard, the director of the West Island Women's Shelter in Montreal, has been working with researchers, doctors, social workers and police to help women with traumatic brain injuries get the ...

Domestic violence is now recognized as a leading cause of traumatic brain injury, and there are hints that this kind of physical abuse produces a distinct pattern of damage in the brain. NPR's Jon ...

María E. Garay-Serratos was about 4 years old when she first saw her father assault her mother. "My mom was hit a lot," says Garay-Serratos. "There was choking, a lot of shaking, objects thrown at her ...

Researchers may one day be able to identify biomarkers that could indicate when a patient's brain is showing signs of assault, even when they... Researchers start studying traumatic brain injury from ...

Please be advised this article contains details of family violence. Domestic violence causes disability for women through lasting impacts on their brains. Traumatic brain injury refers to damage to, ...

Researchers may one day be able to identify biomarkers that could indicate when a patient's brain is showing signs of assault, even when they themselves are unable or too afraid to report it.