After a Single Concussion, Kids Are 15 Percent Less Likely to Go to College

Image by Getty / Futurism Neuroscience/Brain Science More concerning news from the traumatic brain injury (TBI) front: a new study shows that kids who experience just one concussion are 15 percent less likely to end up going to college — the latest research to ring alarm bells about various ways that the long-term impacts of TBIs might manifest. The study, published last week in the European Journal of Epidemiology, was conducted by a cohort of Finnish scientists and physicians. Using data from the Finnish Care Register for Health Care, they analyzed data collected from patients aged 17 and under who received hospital-level care for a brain injury, ranging from emergency visits to the ER for seemingly mild concussions to treatment for more severe head traumas. What they found, according to lead study author Julius Möttönen, was alarming. "A mild, single concussion is often considered a relatively harmless event, but our research suggests that it can have long-term effects on learni ... Read full article.