Approaches to furthering our understanding of the bioeffects, behavioral changes, and
treatment options following exposure to blast are a worldwide priority. Of particular need is a …

Background Repetitive blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) caused by exposure
to high explosives is increasingly common among warfighters as well as civilians. While …

Primary blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI) is a prevalent battlefield injury in recent
conflicts, yet biomechanical mechanisms of bTBI remain unclear. Elucidating specific …

Due to the prominent role of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in wounding patterns of
US war-fighters in Iraq and Afghanistan, blast injury has risen to a new level of importance …

Low-level blast exposure can result in neurological impairment for military personnel.
Currently, there is a lack of experimental data using sex as a biological variable in …

Recent military combat has heightened awareness to the complexity of blast-related
traumatic brain injuries (bTBI). Experiments using animal, cadaver, or biofidelic physical …

Blast-induced neurotrauma has affected more than 300,000 service members. It is important
to understand the effect of single and repeated shock-blast wave exposures on the …

Although advances are being made in identifying some of the essential mechanisms that
may lead to chronic neurological deficits after blast-exposure (s), clinical needs continue to …

Blast-induced neurotrauma (BINT) has increased in incidence over the past decades and
can result in cognitive issues that have debilitating consequences. The exact primary and …

Background: With the onset of improved protective equipment against fragmentation, blast-
induced neurotrauma has emerged as the “signature wound” of the current conflicts in the …