Pediatric TBI recovery just got its first real biological fingerprint. Happy Tuesday! Researchers published findings this week from the Epigenetic Effects on TBI Recovery study, known as EETR. Children with traumatic brain injury show measurably different DNA methylation of the BDNF gene, the one tied to learning, memory, and how the brain rewires itself, compared to kids with orthopedic injuries. That difference is still measurable at 6 months, even at 12 months. If you ha

28/5/26 One in four brain-injured patients labeled "unresponsive" may actually be conscious. Awake and present in their mind, just frustratingly trapped behind a body that won't broadcast it yet. I can remember times like this in 2008, when I was still in a vegetative state but able to recognize my surroundings, screaming out of fear in my head as the nurse pushed me in my wheelchair around the corner to Room 3024, with nobody noticing my “awakeness.” Scary memory! Research