<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mysite 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mysite 1]]></description><link>https://www.whitmantbiresearch.com/news</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:00:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.whitmantbiresearch.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Roller Coaster in California Potentially Linked to TBI Cases]]></title><link>https://www.whitmantbiresearch.com/post/roller-coaster-in-california-potentially-linked-to-tbi-cases</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a91dd4294a35c6c99d3e1bd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:18:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0KoyfGyxJ0" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>strubekas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edema/Inflammation: Mechanisms for Injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[The enlarged cranium of this baby is due to the excessive pressure caused from the build-up of fluid in the brain (hydrocephalus, unknown reason). The skull was able to expand because of the softness and separation of the plates. By the age of 2 (in a healthy child), the plates have typically grown together (along suture lines) and substantially hardened. For years (usually into adulthood), the skull plates and sutures continue to harden and fuse. Image by Syed Ikhwan, CC-BY-2.0. The initial...]]></description><link>https://www.whitmantbiresearch.com/post/swelling-inflammation-mechanism-for-injury</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a89d208f46f94d7c1a1e269</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:45:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/192a0e_a33bcffd8b9e4ef18d63cc59209f4026~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_879,h_523,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>strubekas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding TBI through Visualization]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a head injury is obvious, it is easy to understand how the brain can be injured, as well. When the outside looks normal, however, the ability to comprehend a brain injury greatly diminishes. This is a major challenge that must be addressed in order to change perceptions about traumatic brain injury.]]></description><link>https://www.whitmantbiresearch.com/post/understanding-tbi-through-visualization</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a89d6e54e12adafbf7ab245</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 22:24:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnzudXt1QU8&amp;t=98s" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>strubekas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Towers Within: Reflections on Fragility, Grace, and the Shadows We Carry]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Kimberly Stein (Author, Christian and Inspirational Speaker) I feel quietly compelled to write this — not out of fascination with the grisly, not for the sensational, but from a deep, human longing to understand why we do the things we do, and, more importantly, to ask how we might do better. How I might do better. Charles Whitman — the man the world remembers as the Texas Tower Sniper — has long occupied my thoughts. I explored his story years ago in a podcast, and while my perspective...]]></description><link>https://www.whitmantbiresearch.com/post/our-towers-within-reflections-on-fragility-grace-and-the-shadows-we-carry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7c12f43637842029cf8d96</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:18:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>strubekas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[60 Years Later: What Can Be Learned from the 1966 UT Tragedy (Part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charles Whitman with his mother (left), Margaret, and wife, Kathleen. By K. A. Strube What happens when someone is left to be continously emotionally and physically wounded and no one ever helps? Researching Charles Whitman’s case made me face this horrible truth about society—and myself. The crowd is thick with people who automatically blame the 1966 Austin tragedy on Whitman—or his father (C. A. Whitman). But, is the truth really that simple? Whitman was abused by his father since birth....]]></description><link>https://www.whitmantbiresearch.com/post/60-years-later-what-can-be-learned-from-the-1966-ut-tragedy-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7c0fa73637842029cf85b1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:17:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/192a0e_aaa22398e41a4cbb8ffb8c60cd828982~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_630,h_806,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>strubekas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diffuse Axonal Injury: Mechanism for Injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[To understand how a brain can be injured by various physical forces, it is first necessary to understand its composition and nature. This video demonstrates its fragility and susceptibility to damage from relatively gentle pressure. Due to the brain's high fat and water composition, it is actually possible to pull it apart like bread dough. With enough force, axons can be injured by being stretched or sheared (i.e., diffuse axonal injury). Research suggests that rotational forces may result...]]></description><link>https://www.whitmantbiresearch.com/post/diffuse-axonal-injury-mechanism-for-injury</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6fe468992d9bc1dbeb37f2</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:08:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nzojIcPBG0" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>strubekas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Link Between TBI and Violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the future, the Charles Whitman: The Case for TBI YouTube channel will explore various topics involving traumatic brain injury to help bring awareness to the subject and foster knowledge and understanding. Increased aggression and violence can be consequences of traumatic brain injury for many possible reasons. From Charles Whitman: Up Against All Odds: Increased aggression is a common, burdening and sometimes dangerous behavioral outcome experienced by brain injured patients, thus often...]]></description><link>https://www.whitmantbiresearch.com/post/the-link-between-tbi-and-violence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6fda8c3e0c16484ffa3062</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:52:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcghIk-nKM0" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>strubekas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coup and Contrecoup: Mechanisms for Injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newton's three laws of motion are inescapable drivers of traumatic brain injuries. When the head is in motion for any reason, so is the brain. When a force changes the motion of the head, the brain will continue the original motion until it is stopped (by limitations of movement with spinal cord, cerebrospinal fluid, skull, etc.) and equilibrium is achieved. If the force is small, so is the effect on the brain and equilibrium is achieved quickly. If the force change is strong enough, the...]]></description><link>https://www.whitmantbiresearch.com/post/coup-and-contrecoup-mechanisms-for-injury</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6fcc6e2aa0dd3fa1694473</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:50:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/192a0e_02af0b7dfe554416836f5905157f448c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>strubekas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Numerous Mild TBIs Can Do to a Brain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite not knowing the exact cause of this chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) case (above), research identifies repeated mild traumatic brain injury as a potential cause of CTE. When degenerative processes are triggered from numerous traumatic brain injuries, tissue begins to gradually breakdown and change physically. Imagine the potential consequences when the loss of neurons, changes in neuron communication, impaired function from specialized structures and neurotransmitters, etc....]]></description><link>https://www.whitmantbiresearch.com/post/what-numerous-mild-tbis-can-do-to-a-brain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a683aaeb59210289e97c709</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:38:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/192a0e_ace1a49953614e6bbf78f72313efa09d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_324,h_412,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>strubekas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[60 Years Later: What Can Be Learned from the 1966 UT-Austin Tragedy (Part 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo of UT-Austin tower taken by author in 2014. By K. A. Strube On August 1, 1966, after murdering his mother and wife only hours before, a lone gunman perched himself approximately 300 feet in the air (from the observation deck of the University of Texas at Austin tower) and rained bullets from all sides for just over 90 minutes until he was killed. It was the first tragedy of its kind in America and the first to be covered by the media as it happened. Fourteen people died, including an...]]></description><link>https://www.whitmantbiresearch.com/post/60-years-later-what-can-be-learned-from-the-1966-ut-austin-tragedy-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a66c32fb59210289e93440b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:34:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/192a0e_9d79a5fbcbef470ca0056d78bc350813~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>strubekas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Tumorgate"]]></title><description><![CDATA[When not described with actual dimensions, the size of Whitman's brain tumor can be misunderstood. Yellow clay was used to create a shape that best represents the reported description. Image by K. A. Strube. Immediately following the UT tragedy, great debate (and confusion) circulated in the media about the tumor found in Whitman's brain during the autopsy. As time and the investigation progressed, the tumor changed malignacy, size, location and impact. Today, it still gets misreported as a...]]></description><link>https://www.whitmantbiresearch.com/post/tumorgate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a66a36b35380d3132b68be3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:26:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/192a0e_d521d284347c47afa0fc9222f3011c87~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_494,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>strubekas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trunk Items Support TBI]]></title><description><![CDATA[A photo of some of the items Whitman took with him to the UT tower observation deck during the assault. In addition to guns and ammunition, Whitman took a large trunk full of various unnecessary items (e.g., snake bite kit, foot powder, extension cord, etc.) to the UT tower observation deck for the assault. Without context, his actions were reported as a plan to stay up there for as long as possible, thus needing all the supplies. Just a few thought experiments debunk this idea pretty...]]></description><link>https://www.whitmantbiresearch.com/post/trunk-items-support-tbi</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a66aa2e388acffd1e39097e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:25:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/192a0e_9409a3b825234b9aaf4da4eb7002d070~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_483,h_471,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>strubekas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher TBI Rates Among Prison Populations]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to an article published by the Brain Injury Association of America, "researchers estimate that up to 60% of incarcerated individuals are living with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in our prisons." One study found the rate to be over 85% at one facility. It is also more common for those incarcerated to have multiple TBIs. There are likely numerous reasons for this. Check out the Table of Prevalent TBI Sequelae (at the bottom of the Evidence page) and imagine scenarios where related...]]></description><link>https://www.whitmantbiresearch.com/post/higher-tbi-rates-among-prison-populations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a669ab9b59210289e92d3dd</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:25:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/192a0e_682068c2fce7419d88f001a1fa7f2af1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_837,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>strubekas</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>