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Researchers still do not have a firm grasp on what causes light sensitivity in people with traumatic brain injury, but they do have an idea of the types and characteristics of light that can be problematic.

An estimated 60 to 80 percent of Veterans who have sustained an injury from a blast also have a TBI.

PTSD Bytes host Dr. Colleen Becket-Davenport discusses PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury with Drs. Micaela Cornis-Pop and Joel Scholten.

Women Veterans need to know about common signs of brain health concerns and know the resources VA provides.

Should brain injury caused by a blast wave from an explosion be considered distinct from a TBI caused by a physical impact?

Veterans, clinicians, and researchers are invited to attend the VA's BRAIN Summit September 7-9 in Arlington, VA, free of cost

Navy Veteran suffered post-traumatic headaches, severe TBI and anxiety. She found relief at VA’s Polytrauma System of Care in Virginia.

Facility dog Dante used in therapy to improve patients’ gait, balance, range of motion, strength, coordination, cognition and participation.

Hear from Veterans who have survived multiple serious injuries and how VA is helping them in the Polytrauma program.

The initiative is called the Interagency Resource Coordinating Center for Preclinical TBI Research (IRCC). It will focus on making the most of federal investments in pre-clinical TBI, with scientists working together to identify the preclinical models that best represent TBI in humans and sharing data in more uniform ways.

Importantly, the investigators went on to identify two FDA-approved medications that could obstruct the dangerous process. They say these drugs could suggest new directions in TBI and Alzheimer’s research and treatment.

In this week’s edition of Chats with the Chief, VHA Chief of Staff Jon Jensen sits down with Dr. Ann McKee, who studies the long-term effects of hits to the head on the brain.