Findings from a recent study of soldiers wounded in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars support the theory that brain injury from a blast is so unique that it may be a newly uncovered disease.  Read more:  

Overview:

USA Today:  http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2011-06-01-brain-injury-troops_n.htm

New York Times:  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/health/02brain.html

New England Journal of Medicine:

Article findings:   http://blogs.nejm.org/now/index.php/nejm-detection-of-blast-related-traumatic-brain-injury-in-u-s-military-personnel/2011/06/01/

Accompanying editorial:  http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe1102187

The eyes may be the window to the soul, but neuroimages — from DTI to fMRI — can tell us a lot about the brain.

BrainLine has an fascinating guide through the different types of neuroimaging, with images and explanations were provided by Deborah M. Little, PhD, associate professor of Neurology, The University of Illinois College of Medicine. 

See the images, description and video interviews with Dr. Little: http://www.brainline.org/content/2011/04/neuroimages.html