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Edge picks MPI to test 3 brain injury treatments
MPI Research and Edge Therapeutics have partnered to conduct trials toward the testing of products they hope can combat the effects of brain hemorrhage.
Cleveland Clinic scores NIH grant for concussion-identifying test
Last year, concussions seemed to take center stage in professional sports. To help its players, the NFL checked out a test from Banyan Biomarkers that could help diagnose concussions. The Cleveland
Biomarkers could predict stroke, TBI risk
With the help of a $1.47 million NIH grant, Emory University researchers are studying whether they can detect biomarkers in the bloodstream after a person has suffered a stroke. They want to
Trial to assess progesterone in treating traumatic brain injury
About 1.4 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year from auto accidents, sports injuries and violence, among other causes. In fact, about 20% of the soldiers fighting in
Former football player now studies athletes' genes
The Chronicle of Higher Education has a feature on James Kovach, a former linebacker for the New Orleans Saints who is now adjunct professor of biology at Dominican University of California and CEO
NFL highly interested in concussion biomarker test
This past weekend was a difficult one for football fans, with numerous players on the college and pro levels taking vicious helmet-to-helmet hits that resulted in concussions--and worse. While the
Banyan scores $26.3M DoD contract for TBI test
Alachua, FL-based Banyan Biomarkers has won a $26.3 million contract for the development of a diagnostic test for traumatic brain injury. The award will help fund research for a point of care test to
Athersys treatment proves promising in brain injury model
Athersys has published some promising preclinical work on its experimental stem cell therapy for traumatic brain injury. In a study published in Experimental Neurology, investigators say that an IV
