Kids With Severe Brain Injuries May Develop ADHD: Study

MONDAY, March 19, 2018 -- Young children who sustain a severe head injury may struggle with attention problems as they grow older, researchers say.

A new study reports that kids who sustained a severe traumatic brain injury around ages 3 to 7 are three and a half times more likely to develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by the time they enter middle school.

Wartime Bomb Blasts May Lead to Memory Problems

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2018 -- U.S. veterans who had close calls with bomb blasts during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are now having memory problems, a new study has found.

Led by researchers from the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Boston, the study assessed the cognitive functioning of 333 veterans of those wars.

Keep Working to Protect Your Brain After a Mild Stroke

THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2018 -- Work may be good medicine for the brains of people who suffer mild strokes, a new study out of Israel suggests.

The study included 252 working-age adults whose mental functioning was evaluated one and two years after a mild stroke.

Concussions Tied to Rise in Dementia Risk Decades Later

TUESDAY, Jan. 30, 2018 -- A serious head injury may increase the risk for dementia even decades later, a new, large study suggests.

A traumatic injury to the brain -- such as a concussion from a sports collision or a motor vehicle accident -- is already associated with short-term risk of dementia. But the new research finds that, although the risk decreases over time, it still continues for many years.