Protein and calories can help lessen effects of severe traumatic brain injury, report says

To help alleviate the effects of severe traumatic brain injury, the US Department of Defense should ensure that all military personnel with this type of injury receive adequate protein and calories immediately after the trauma and through the first two weeks of treatment, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.

Researchers Optimizing Progesterone For Brain Injury Treatment

As doctors begin to test progesterone for traumatic brain injury at sites across the country, researchers are looking ahead to optimizing the hormone’s effectiveness. Two new approaches include adding vitamin D to progesterone treatment and/or using water soluble progesterone analogues.