Ex-NFL Player Helps Researchers Probe Long-Term Effects of Head Injuries

WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2019 -- Brian Duncan doesn't know why his brain still works as well as it does.

Duncan, 67, got his bell rung more than once during his life -- as a professional football player, an amateur boxer and a bull rider at Texas rodeos.

Brain Changes Noted in Holocaust Survivors and Their Children

THURSDAY, July 25, 2019 -- Holocaust survivors may have suffered permanent harmful changes to their brain structure, and the brains of their children and grandchildren may also be affected, a small study reveals.

"After more than 70 years, the impact of surviving the Holocaust on brain function is significant," said researcher Ivan Rektor, a neurologist from Brno, Czech Republic.

Mild Head Injury Can Impair Your Sense of Smell

WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2019 -- Even a mild concussion can temporarily affect your sense of smell and trigger longer-term anxiety problems, a new study finds.

It's been known that such problems could occur after a major concussion. But this study found it's also true for minor concussions caused by accidents such as falling off a bike with a helmet on, having a traffic fender-bender, falling on the ski slopes, or slipping on ice and hitting your head.

More Evidence That Socializing Helps Protect the Aging Brain

MONDAY, July 15, 2019 -- Join a book club, take a cruise or just visit friends -- new research supports the notion that social activities help stave off mental decline as you age.

The study found that seniors with high levels of an Alzheimer's-linked protein in their brains were able to slow any mental decline if they got out and socialized regularly.

Brain Injury Often a Devastating Side Effect of Domestic Violence

WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2019 -- A vast majority of battered women have suffered head injuries that are hard to recover from, a new study suggests.

Eighty-one percent of women who've suffered domestic abuse and sought help have suffered a head injury and 83% have been strangled, researchers discovered.