Last week, we told you about a study in which active-duty soldiers who’d suffered multiple traumatic brain injuries<\/a> were found to consider suicide more often than those who hadn’t suffered a concussion. This week, we’ve learned that an Ohio nonprofit group is sending local veterans with traumatic brain injuries to New York to be studied.<\/p>\n According to the Columbus Dispatch<\/em>, Dr. Michael Lipton, associate director of the Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, will conduct MRIs as 50 participants perform tasks involving short-term memory, inattention, and impulsiveness.<\/p>\n Those participants include 25 Ohio veterans with traumatic brain injuries<\/a> and one brother or other close male relative each, so the doctor can compare a damaged brain to a healthy brain and rule out factors such as genetics and upbringing.<\/p>\n Traumatic brain injuries occur when the brain is jarred or shaken inside the skull, such as in a car or truck <\/a>(more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last week, we told you about a study in which active-duty soldiers who’d suffered multiple traumatic brain injuries were found to consider suicide more often than those who hadn’t suffered a concussion. This week, we’ve learned that an Ohio nonprofit…<\/span><\/p>\n