The degenerative brain disease known as CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, can only be formally diagnosed via an autopsy. Still facing a concussion epidemic, professional football cannot afford to wait that long to address the problem in its players. One …
...We recently wrote an article entitled Everything You Need to Know about Spinal Cord Injury. Now, we have decided to follow that up by writing about one of the biggest decisions a person will have to make after suffering …
...Diabetes is a disease in which the blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. The pancreas is unable to produce enough insulin to handle the demands. Whether it be insulin shots or the multiple, daily finger pricks of …
...We are old enough to remember seeing the year 2018 appear at the beginning of a movie and picturing a far-flung future where technology has either solved all of humanity’s problems or wiped us off the map completely. It is …
...We write a great deal about conditions that diminish the capacity of the brain, such as traumatic brain injury or Alzheimer’s disease, but we have yet to write about boosting that capacity. Have you heard of nootropics? We read …
...One does not have to work for the military to be reminded of the chain of command. Dawn Dunphy works for the U.S. Navy and has followed the chain from her equal employment opportunity office to human resources, IT and
If you are sitting comfortably while reading this, it is due in no small part to the proper functioning of your spinal cord. Think about the fact that the spinal cord is the main pathway between your brain and the …
...Did you read our post about merging exoskeletons with virtual reality? Be sure to do that, but first let us tell you about the newest way that virtual reality is enhancing the lives of our friends in wheelchairs. Let us …
...We are often too engaged with our work to discuss politics. That does not mean that our work is not affected by politics. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have proposed tax plans that are moving simultaneously through …
...Between autism and dementia, the full range of the behavioral spectrum is well covered. Organizational function, skill deficits and problem behavior are symptomatic of both conditions. All can be improved with the application of applied behavior analysis (ABA). Even areas …
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