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Prakash Jayabalan helps a concussion patient on a gait track

College Students Take Longer to Recover from a Concussion

It takes 7-14 days to recover from a concussion. Researchers questioned if it takes longer in college students who find it difficult to find time to recover.

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When Punishment Doesn’t Fit the Crime

Research Reveals Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Struggle with Discipline in Social, Family and Work Life

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Taking Cool Inventions to the Market

Blair Lock, Todd Kuiken, Levi Hargrove and Jonathan Sensinger spent a decade developing a device and now have a group, Coapt, ready to bring it to market.

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Dr Monica Rho, Head Team Physician for the U.S. Men’s Paralympic National Soccer Team

Paralympics Spotlight: Dr. Monica Rho

Dr. Rho is heading to the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (Sept. 7–18, 2016) as Head Team Physician for the U.S. Men’s Paralympic National Soccer Team.

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Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Reveals Bionic Leap Forward with First Non-Invasive Thought-Controlled Leg

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Profiles Study of New Technology that Learns and Adjusts with Each Step

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Scientists study Placebo effects on chronic pain

Pain Management: Placebo Sweet Spot for Pain Identified in Brain

New technology will enable targeted pain medication based on individual’s brain response and allow clinical trials to more accurate weed out placebo responders

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3D Imaging of Muscles Points to Potential Treatments for Muscle Diseases and Injuries

A new form of 3D imaging of muscles has allowed researchers to “see” inside muscle and trace long cables made up of a protein called collagen.

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Classic Video Game System Used to Improve Understanding of the Brain

RIC researcher uses Donkey Kong to help guide new approaches in neuroscience.

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Brain scans in chemo thearpy

Treating Chemo Brain in Breast Cancer Survivors

Study proposes systematic screening to identify and address phenomenon of “chemo fog,” a cognitive condition affecting thinking, perception and communication.

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Placebo Sweet Spot for Pain Identified in Brain

Scientists have identified for the first time the region in the brain responsible for the “placebo effect” in pain relief, when a fake treatment actually results in substantial reduction of pain, according to new research from Northwestern Medicine and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC). ?

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Injections may assist with movement after a diagnosis

Improving Movement After Stroke and Brain Injury

A form of botulinum toxin (botox) improved active arm movement for stroke and brain injury patients in a clinical trial.

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No more cheating your FitBit

Manipulating Activity Tracker May Soon Be History

Our researchers have designed a new and interesting way to train smartphone trackers to spot the difference between fake and real activity.

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