University of Texas at Arlington Bio Engineering Chair, Dr. Michael Cho is leading research efforts on the forefront of understanding brain injuries in hundreds of thousands of military veterans.

It’s all thanks to a $1.24 million dollar grant recently awarded by the office of Naval Research.

The specific injuries he is looking into are caused by shockwaves from explosions that create energy bubbles in a person’s brain. Those bubbles are so small they can’t be detected by modern technology. However, their effect is very destructive when those energy packed bubbles pop — killing surrounding brain cells. The side effects, Dr. Cho said include headaches, memory loss, deterioration of brain mass and even Post Traumatic Stress Disorder… Continue reading.