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Why Brain Donation is Essential to Advancing Mental Health Research
World Mental Health Day–October 10—is an important reminder of just how many lives are touched by mental illness. While conversations about treatment, stigma, and support are necessary, it’s critical to note the role of brain donation in unlocking answers.
When Tragedy Illustrates a Critical Need
We still don’t know enough about what exactly happens to the brain when it takes hits. Is it the repetition? Does the severity matter? What about frequency? Is it the shaking within the skull? Or the actual contact that’s worse?
September 8, 2025A Special Invitation to Participants in Clinical Research
This message is for anyone who has participated in a clinical trial or medical research study involving the brain: Science would like to have your brain when you’re finished with it.
August 5, 2025Saluting the NIH: Advancing Science
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has always been a pillar of hope and discovery. Even when budgets get tight, the NIH doesn’t back down—it keeps moving forward, focused on advancing science and saving lives.
August 5, 2025Wait. What? Brain Donation is Not a Part of Organ Donation?
When people hear about brain donation for the very first time, they have a lot of questions. Until someone grasps the reasons why there’s a critical need for it, or understands the logistics of how it works, it’s a whole new concept. Usually, there is one specific question that comes up first--and that one may be the toughest to answer.
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