http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Despite knowing the risk of serious injury from playing football with a concussion, half of high school football players would continue to play if they had a headache stemming from an injury sustained on the field. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-teen-athletes-concussion-symptoms.html Pediatrics Mon, 06 May 2013 04:42:28 EST news287034129 One of the most controversial topics in neurology today is the prevalence of serious permanent brain damage after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Long-term studies and a search for genetic risk factors are required in order to predict an individual's risk for serious permanent brain damage, according to a review article published by Sam Gandy, MD, PhD, from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in a special issue of Nature Reviews Neurology dedicated to TBI. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-experts-prevalence-neurological-dysfunction-injury.html Neuroscience Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:13:34 EST news284400696 (HealthDay)—More than half of all teens and young adults in the United States know a victim of dating violence or sexual assault, according to a new national survey. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-teens-afraid-intervene-sexual-assault.html Health Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:10:02 EST news282398232 Most scientists are starting to agree that repeat, sub-concussive hits to the head are dangerous and linked to neurological disorders later in life. A new collaborative study, though, attempted to find out why – and discovered that damage to the blood-brain barrier and the resulting autoimmune response might be the culprit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-brain-injury-autoimmune-phenomenon-multiple.html Immunology Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:00:01 EST news281808351 Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), including concussion, is one of the most common types of neurological disorder, affecting approximately 1.3 million Americans annually. It has received more attention recently because of its frequency and impact among two groups of patients: professional athletes, especially football players; and soldiers returning from mid-east conflicts with blast-related TBI. An estimated 10 to 20 percent of the more than 2 million U.S. soldiers deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan have experienced TBI. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-veterans-mild-traumatic-brain-injury.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:54:07 EST news279456840 Researchers have found clear, identifiable factors that signal whether an athlete will experience concussive symptoms beyond one week. The researchers sought to identify risk factors for prolonged concussion symptoms by examining a large national database of high school athletes' injuries. Previous concussion studies were limited in scope, focusing only on male football players. The information from this study applies to male and female athletes from a number of different sports. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-factors-prolonged-sports-concussion-symptoms.html Health Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:17:48 EST news277575460 (HealthDay)—When former National Football League star linebacker Junior Seau killed himself last year, he had a catastrophic brain disorder probably brought on by repeated hits to the head, the U.S. National Institutes of Health has concluded. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-nfl-seau-brain-trauma-suicide.html Other Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:45:34 EST news277058728 (AP)—With uneven testing for steroids and inconsistent punishment, college football players are packing on rapid weight without drawing much attention from their schools or the NCAA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-steroids-loom-major-college-football.html Health Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:26:40 EST news275199993 A study done by investigators at the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) and the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, in collaboration with the Sports Legacy Institute (SLI), describes 68 cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) among deceased athletes and military veterans whose brain and spinal cords were donated to the VA CSTE Brain Bank. Of the 68 cases, 34 were former professional football players, nine had played only college football, and six had played only high school football. The results, which will be published in the December issue of the scientific journal, Brain, represent the largest case series of CTE published to date, doubling the number of published CTE cases internationally. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-cte-cases-veterans-high-school.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:45:38 EST news273757467 Despite an increase in media attention, as well as national and local efforts to educate athletes on the potential dangers of traumatic brain injuries, a new study found that many high school football players are not concerned about the long-term effects of concussions and don't report their own concussion symptoms because they fear exclusion from play. The abstract, "Awareness and Attitudes of High School Athletes Towards Concussions," was presented on Oct. 22, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-high-school-football-players-concussions.html Pediatrics Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:20:57 EST news270094843 Creating the next generation of football stars may be down to understanding the teenage brain, according to new research from the University of Bristol. The study, published in the FA [Football Association] journal The Boot Room, suggests that to unlock the full potential of talented players coaches need to be aware that the decision-making process in the teenage brain operates significantly differently to the adult brain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-football-tailored-teenage-brains.html Health Tue, 09 Oct 2012 07:42:28 EST news268987338 New research shows that professional football players may be at a higher risk of death from diseases that damage the cells in the brain, such as Alzheimer's disease and ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), compared to the general U.S. population. The study is published in the September 5, 2012, online issue of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-nfl-players-higher-death-alzheimer.html Neuroscience Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:00:01 EST news266057960 College football exploits players in an "invisible labor market," and the only plausible way for student-athletes to address their interests is the credible threat of unionization, according to research from a University of Illinois expert in labor relations and collective bargaining in athletics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-ncaa-football-exploits-players-invisible.html Health Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:50:01 EST news264951238 (HealthDay) -- Tests performed on a group of retired NFL players revealed that more than 40 percent suffered from problems such as depression and dementia, adding to a growing pile of evidence that repeated sports-related head traumas can lead to lasting neurological issues. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-nfl-players-evidence-brain.html Health Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:30:01 EST news260202009 Coaches, owners and fantasy-league traders take note: Sleep researcher W. Christopher Winter, MD, has uncovered a link between a pro athlete's longevity and the degree of sleepiness experienced in the daytime. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-sleepiness-pro-athlete-careers.html Health Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:08 EST news258658576 "Mr Oxygen", as it is known by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, is the "extra player" that is gained on the pitch thanks to their new system designed for elite footballers. The programme has been published in the Journal of Sports Medicine and has enjoyed the involvement of F.C. Barcelona's medical team. It claims to improve the players' sprint, jump and endurance. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-player-pitch-method.html Other Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:30:44 EST news250338589 The soldier on the fringes of an explosion. The survivor of a car wreck. The football player who took yet another skull-rattling hit. Too often, only time can tell when a traumatic brain injury will leave lasting harm - there's no good way to diagnose the damage. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-unseen-traumatic-brain-injury.html Neuroscience Fri, 02 Mar 2012 04:50:01 EST news249885625 Heat-related deaths among football players across the country tripled to nearly three per year between 1994 and 2009 after averaging about one per year the previous 15 years, according to an analysis of weather conditions and high school and college sports data conducted by University of Georgia researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-deaths-triple-football-players-morning.html Health Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:11:18 EST news249581470 Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (SBES) announces the first ever publication with data on head impacts from youth football players. The paper is published in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering and is available online for free download. The manuscript includes the details of over 700 head impacts measured on 7 and 8 year old youth football players. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-youth-football-impact-published.html Health Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:02:33 EST news249109332 Despite the known success rates of reconstructive Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgery, the number of high school and collegiate football players returning to play may not be as high as anticipated, say researchers presenting at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in San Francisco, CA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-amateur-football-players-keen-acl.html Health Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:34:40 EST news248175272 Young football players may be at higher risk for stroke, according to a new study released in Journal of Child Neurology (JCN). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-football-contribute-adolescents.html Health Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:05:14 EST news242575499 Football players experience repeated head trauma throughout their careers, which results in short and long-term effects to their cognitive function, physical and mental health. University of Missouri researchers are investigating how other lifestyle factors, including diet and exercise, impact the late-life health of former collision-sport athletes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-football-players-prone-late-life-health.html Health Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:04:48 EST news240066277 Virginia Tech released today results from the first study ever to instrument child football helmets. Youth football helmets are currently designed to the same standards as adult helmets, even though little is known about how child football players impact their heads. This is the first study to investigate the head impact characteristics in youth football, and will greatly enhance the development of improved helmets specifically designed for children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-virginia-tech-biomedical-child-football.html Health Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:21:53 EST news238123290 While there's no crying in baseball, as Tom Hanks' character famously proclaimed in "A League of Their Own," crying in college football might not be a bad thing, at least in the eyes of one's teammates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-college-football-players.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:34:28 EST news236856854 (Medical Xpress) -- Traumatic brain injury has entered the public's consciousness as the silent, signature wound brought back by many of our military warriors from Iraq and Afghanistan. But such injuries don't only happen in warfare, they happen to civilians too. Think car crashes, a slip and fall, two football players colliding helmet to helmet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-traumatic-brain-injury-parkinson-disease.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:03:57 EST news233218995 Retired NFL football players are at higher risk for mild cognitive impairment, which can be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease, a Loyola University Health System study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-nfl-players-higher-mild-cognitive.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:01:00 EST news230180436 Vitamin D deficiency has been known to cause an assortment of health problems, a recent study being presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in San Diego today, suggests that lack of the vitamin might also increase the chance of muscle injuries in athletes, specifically NFL football players. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-vitamin-d-nfl-football-players.html Health Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:18:04 EST news229515464 Getting acclimated to the heat now, before two-a-days begin in August, will help football players avoid cramps, dehydration and other potentially serious injuries that could put a damper on the upcoming season. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-football-players-summer-ready.html Health Fri, 06 May 2011 09:43:58 EST news223893815