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We're partnering with Concussion Legacy Foundation to power Project Enlist, a program to research and address the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in military veterans: https://wwp.news/3d0Uclj

WetWare BioSystems has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the United States Air Force through the AFWERX innovation program.

For more information, please view our press release at: wetwarebiosystems.com/news/press-release

Press Release — WetWare BioSystems Brain injury start-up receives Air Force award to develop novel treatment modality.

Moderna Announces Positive Phase 1 Results for the First Systemic Messenger RNA Therapeutic Encoding a Secreted Protein (mRNA-1944) Moderna, Inc. announces positive Phase 1 results for the first systemic messenger RNA therapeutic encoding a secreted protein (mRNA-1944).

“TBI accounts for over 30% of all traumatic deaths in the U.S. Secondary TBI is the silent killer, with one episode of hypoxia or hypotension increasing mortality by 50%. In this June 24 webinar, Eric Bauer of FlightBridge ED will focus on preventing the “three Hs” of traumatic brain injury. CE available.”

The Silent Killers of TBI: Hypotension, Hypoxia, and Hypercarbia (Accredited) June 24, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

ZOLL Medical is presenting a virtual symposium on TBI. Here is the information for anyone interested in participating. Register at: https://zollmilitaryamericas.wufoo.com/forms/zi2ws9s0la8h2o/

Will We Ever Make Headway in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Trials? This Viewpoint describes opportunities for improving research output on severe traumatic brain injury.

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in 2019-2020 This JAMA Insights Clinical Update reviews current practice for managing mild traumatic brain injury, which includes monitoring symptom resolution, counseling on return to activity, and timely specialty referral.

The Restoring Active Memory team at University of Pennsylvania has shown that during both spatial navigation and memory recall, the brain produces low-frequency oscillations called theta waves. The finding suggests that the brain structures responsible for helping people navigate in the world may also create mental maps of prior experiences.

https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/Penn-neuroscientists-show-memory-recall-spatial-navigation-similar-electrical-activity-brain

The research illuminates some of the neural underpinnings of memory, particularly how the brain binds, stores, and accesses items that are somehow related to one another, and also how that mechanism of memory might generalize across domains (e.g., verbal vs. spatial).

Subconcussive Football Hits May Leave a Telltale Signature of Brain Damage This Medical News article discusses recent findings linking subconcussive football hits to midbrain white matter damage.

Fi****ms and Dementia: “A Big Deal and a Tough Issue” In this Medical News podcast, Rebecca Voelker speaks with emergency physician Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, about safety issues concerning people with dementia who own or live in a home with fi****ms.

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