http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. This past weekend teams from the National Football League used statistics like height, weight and speed to draft the best college players, and in a few weeks, armchair enthusiasts will use similar measures to select players for their own fantasy football teams. Neuroscientists at Carnegie Mellon University are taking a similar approach to compile "dream teams" of neurons using a statistics-based method that can evaluate the fitness of individual neurons. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-neuroscientists-statistical-fantasy-teams-neurons.html Neuroscience Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:00:08 EST news286453050 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 Well timed to coincide with the Super Bowl, the US football final that seems to obsess the nation, President Obama raised the issue of the effects of long term damage caused by concussion in the game. In an interview with The New Republic, the President said: "I have to tell you, if I had a son, I'd have to think long and hard before I let him play football." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-amateur-players-beware-term-effects.html Health Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:51:20 EST news281875872 As the National Football League braces for lawsuits by 4000 former players alleging the league failed to protect them from the long-term consequences of concussions, game-changing research by a leading Canadian researcher shows damage to the brain can persist for decades after the original head trauma. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-evidence-concussions-require-long-term-follow-up.html Health Sun, 17 Feb 2013 08:06:15 EST news280310762 Sports-related concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries have grabbed headlines in recent months, as the long-term damage they can cause becomes increasingly evident among both current and former athletes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that millions of these injuries occur each year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-image-concussion-related-abnormal-brain-proteins.html Neuroscience Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:02:32 EST news278089189 More than 2,000 former football players are suing the National Football League, saying the league should have taken action earlier to deal with injuries related to concussions more seriously. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-health-law-expert-nfl-concussions.html Health Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:27:06 EST news277658816 National Football League (NFL) players may be at increased risk of depression as they age due to brain damage resulting from concussions, according to two studies released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 65th Annual Meeting in San Diego, March 16 to 23, 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-nfl-players-higher-depression-age.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:00:04 EST news277573260 (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 (Medical Xpress)—After sustaining a concussion, when can an athlete safely return to play? That's the primary question for professional and amateur athletes alike. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-scientific-approach-concussion-nfl.html Health Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:23:08 EST news266660576 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 (HealthDay) -- Standard definitions of obesity, which are based on height and weight, may not apply to former National Football League players and other groups with greater muscle mass, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-obese-heavy-ex-nfl-players.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:40:02 EST news262890992 (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 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 Some days are better than others for Leon Spinks. At 58, he has dementia, difficulty maintaining balance and short-term memory impairment, says wife Brenda. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-brain-boxers-safety-issues.html Health Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:00:01 EST news248694400 With the National Basketball Association (NBA) training camps now underway, serious injuries may come next. A national sports medicine expert, who published an article in a respected medical journal about the injury ramifications of lockouts, says players in the NBA should learn from information analyzed after the National Football League (NFL) lockout. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-sports-medicine-impact-lockouts-nba.html Health Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:09:03 EST news242906906 Even a very good wastewater treatment plant can't clean up fragments of superbugs -- bacteria that have developed a resistance to antibiotics -- and until now, almost no one has noticed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-wastewater-treatment-filter-superbug-fragments.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:30:01 EST news241086244