PBS
NFL Concussions
Earlier Signs of Concussion Effects in NFL Players' Brains - Concussions and other frequent head injuries have grown as a major health concern for professional football players. Jeffrey Brown reports on a new, preliminary study that...
SciShow
A New Way to Bring People Back from a 'Vegetative State'
Scientists have had some success with a new technique to restore awareness to a person in a vegetative state & also that we could potentially use the water cycle to power most of the United States!
MinuteEarth
Nobody Really Knows What A Concussion Is
Experts can't agree on the definition of the term "concussion," which makes it difficult to diagnose, treat, and research this important brain injury. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with...
SciShow
A Blood Test for Brain Damage, and AI Eye Doctors
This week the FDA approves the first ever blood test for diagnosing concussions, and a group of scientists develop a neural network that could save you a trip to the eye doctor.
Curated Video
This Amazing Technology Is Helping Quadriplegics Move Again!
8 years ago, Bill Kochevar's life changed drastically. While on a 150-mile bike ride, Bill collided with a mail truck; the accident resulted in him becoming a quadriplegic. Bill thought he'd never be able to move or do anything on his...
Curated Video
How To Protect Your Brain From Injury
Learn what happens if you have a concussion or other traumatic brain injury, and steps you can take to avoid them.
Curated Video
Canada's pole vault medalist Alysha Newman recounts recovery from brain injury
Alysha Newman became the first Canadian women to medal in pole vault when she won bronze in Paris 2024, but her career was nearly derailed by a brain injury in 2021.
Curated Video
Curious Case of Phineas Gage
When Phineas Gage's brain was injured in a freak accident, his personality changed giving scientists a unique opportunity to study brain function. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Phineas Gage, a railway construction foreman...
Neuro Transmissions
Why I stopped watching football
Are you a football fan? So was I. But a few years ago, I learned some things that totally changed my mind. Football fans everywhere are prepping for the Super Bowl - the Big Game - but I’ll be sitting on the sidelines for this one and I...
Curated Video
Capgras Delusion (Impostor Syndrome): Bizarre Neurological Disorder
Capgras Delusion or Impostor Syndrome.is a type of Delusion of Misidentification Syndromes, in which the patient believes that a parent, child, sibling, or a friend has been replaced by an identical imposter. Multiple sclerosis, Paranoid...
Healthcare Triage
Brain Injuries & CTE: Detection, Treatment, and Prevention: Healthcare Triage Podcast
This month Aaron is talking to Dr. Tom McAllister, the Albert Eugene Sterne Professor and Chairman, Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. He specializes in studying brain injuries and chronic traumatic...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Tammy McLeod - Teachers Make a Difference - Zach McLeod
Pat and Tammy McLeod serve as Harvard Chaplains for Cru, an interdenominational Christian ministry. Tammy is also the Director of College Ministry at Park Street Church in Boston. She received her MA in Spiritual Formation from...
Next Animation Studio
Ruby lawsuits over brain damage could be tip of huge iceberg
Former international rugby players are suing rugby’s governing bodies after being diagnosed with degenerative brain diseases, and CNN reports that this could be the tip of a very large iceberg, as more players are reporting symptoms of...
Next Animation Studio
Sonic Attacks' in China could just be ultrasonic surveillance
Alleged cases of "sonic attacks" in China and Cuba has raised the question of how sound can used as a weapon.
Neuro Transmissions
Three Lesions, Three Lives
The brain is a complex organ - we still don't know how it all works! A lot of what we do know actually comes from brain damage survivors. In this video, we explore three individuals who experienced traumatic brain injuries. Through...
Curated Video
How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football
It’s America’s national sport – but when football almost came to a crashing halt following the deaths of 19 players in 1905, US President Theodore Roosevelt made a decisive play.
Next Animation Studio
Blood clots and minimum-invasive retrieval methods
Head injury is the most common cause of blood clots in the brain, and is thought to cause strokes. Three minimal invasive catheter methods to retrieve clots have been developed. Coiling uses a coilable microwire to wrap around the clot...
Curated Video
Palestinians subjected to 'astonishingly inhumane' conditions, critical care surgeon says
New ReviewDr. Feroze Sidhwa, a trauma and critical care surgeon in California who has previously worked in Gaza, describes the conditions of health care in the region and discusses his reaction to the recent peace plan.
Curated Video
Dix Hills woman shares story of survival after being hit by drunk driver in 2022
New ReviewA drunk driver crossed into her lane on Vanderbilt Parkway, hitting Aneeta and her father, head-on. She suffered multiple severe injuries, including a traumatic brain injury. She spent five weeks in a coma and three months in the hospital.
Curated Video
Knockout that left Montreal boxer in coma prompts safety questions
Montreal boxer Adonis Stevenson remains in a Quebec City hospital after suffering a 'severe traumatic brain injury' in a knockout loss on Saturday. The incident has sparked a debate about the combat sport and what, if anything, can be...
Curated Video
Canada pulls diplomats' families from Cuba
Canada has pulled family members of diplomats in Cuba, after a group of Canadians who were suffering from unexplained dizziness, headaches and nausea had their symptoms come back. The government is now saying those affected may have a...
Curated Video
New blood test for brain injuries approved in U.S.
Dr. Carmela Tartaglia, a neurologist with the Canadian Concussion Centre, discusses a new blood test that can detect moderate traumatic brain injuries in three to four hours
Curated Video
Drug toxicity means today's 'rock bottom' is death, says mom whose son died
As part of BC Today's 'Road to Recovery' series, host Michelle Eliot hears the personal stories of parents whose children became addicted to drugs.
Curated Video
For brain injury survivors, peer support groups like this can be a lifeline
Brain injuries are misunderstood and isolating. CBC News spent time with one peer support group in Regina that is helping people feel less alone in their recovery.