Striking similarities between human & porcine brain suggest pig #TBI models very useful for translational research. BIRC@UCLA UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program guest speaker Candace Floyd University of Utah TBICC @ UofU NeurotraumaSociety NIHR GHRG on Acquired Brain & Spine Injury (ABSI) David F. Meaney Lab Pirouz Kavehpour Stefan M. Duma NISL

The power of choice. The power of decision. It will drive you toward your destinations in life & determine your course. Choose wisely. Choose good. Seek good. Inspire good. Work for good &it will be a good year! #brainstormforbraininjury #braininjury

In life a test comes 1st & the lesson is learned in hindsight. It's hard to imagine getting thru right now. But the last struggle taught you how to get thru this one. We build, grow, learn & get stronger & smarter. You can make it with betters days ahead #brainstormforbraininjury

To everyone 'treating' patients with post concussion symptoms: please DO NOT tell them that their symptoms are 100% psychogenic and anxiety-related if you haven't taken the time to rule out a physical cause. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk. #fridayfrustration

Nope, not giving up today! I'm no quitter & neither are you! You were made for better things! #brainstormforbraininjury #braininjury #dontquit

You are a #braininjury #Warrior ! You are bigger, badder, bolder & braver than anything life can throw at you. Life threw its worst & you already beat it! So go after today like the warrior you are! I believe in you! #brainstormforbraininjury #gogetit

#braininjury is #invisibledisability. Just because U can't see it doesn't make it less real. If someone tells U they are struggling & can't explain it, LISTEN. Believe them. They are not making it up. Telling U is their way of reaching out. #brainstormforbraininjury #braininjury

More connections between autonomic dysfunction, exercise recovery & history of 2+ #concussion #mTBI. UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program #JC Aliyah Snyder UCLA Semel Institute BIRC@UCLA Kevin Bickart Meeryo Choe Clinical Autonomic Research American Autonomic Society Dr. Allyssa Memmini Journal of Athletic Training 2021: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33400783/

& that is why we need #selfcare. Some days we need respite & rest because other days were just to much. It doesn't mean U failed. It means U are human. No one expects U to be a machine. If U don't rest U won't survive your #braininjury #journey. #brainstormforbraininjury

The @NorthropGrumman #Cygnus resupply ship, carrying 8,000 pounds of cargo, is racing to the station for a robotic capture on Monday at 4:40am ET. NASA TV will broadcast its arrival live starting at 3am. More... go.nasa.gov/3k8Wyln

The #braininjury community is isolated. Here are some ways 2 show the #caregiver or #survivor in your life U care: make them a meal or bring their favorite treat. Send a random text. Share how much they mean to you. Run an errand for them or do a simple activity like go on a walk

Honor the messages your body is giving you. For the #braininjury #caregivers, if U aren't meeting your own needs you'll never B able 2 help another. It isn't an act of selfishness. By making yourself a priority U can have priorities outside of yourself #brainstormforbraininjury

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞! Over the next three weeks we will be highlighting the many benefits associated with Society membership–see below!

Join the Brain Injury Alliance of Utah in celebrating Brain Injury Awareness Month by viewing BIAU's new YouTube Channel. New video posted has great tips for caregivers. youtube.com/watch?v=P40hDj…

Today for International Women's Day we honor Dr. Joanne Simpson (1923 - 2010), the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in meteorology, and the driving force behind NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/43027/j… #IWD2021 Women@NASA

NeurotraumaSociety today on International Women’s Day go to the NNS website and check out the new Rosalind Franklin Award in honor of pioneer molecular biologist

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Join me in registering for Neurotrauma pheedloop.com/Neurotrauma202…

The Brain Injury Alliance of Utah presents the Brain Injury Professionals Track at the 25th Annual Critical Issues Conference. Registration includes sessions on adult and pediatric brain injury and ALL CONFERENCE CONTENT! Register now braininjuryutah.org/concussion-edu…