Brain condition CTE seen in H.S. football players: study
(HealthDay)—Crippling brain injury from football can start early, even among high school players, a new study suggests.
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(HealthDay)—Crippling brain injury from football can start early, even among high school players, a new study suggests.
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School-age football players with a history of concussion and high impact exposure undergo brain changes after one season of play, according to two new studies conducted at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and Wake ...
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How could two individuals who both played football for 10 years and developed CTE have different disease severity? How could some individuals develop dementia in their 50's while other never develop dementia at all? Perhaps ...
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A new paper by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) argues that there is a widespread misunderstanding about the true nature of traumatic brain injury and how it causes chronic degenerative ...
Jan 15, 2015
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Many parents struggle with the decision to let their kids play tackle football or other contact sports due to the risk of concussions and long-term brain diseases that may occur with repeated head blows.
Jan 3, 2022
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In a small study of military personnel who had suffered head trauma and had reported memory and mood problems, UCLA researchers found brain changes similar to those seen in retired football players with suspected chronic ...
Jul 17, 2018
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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.
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The link between playing football and an increased risk of developing later-life brain disorders like chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has received increasing attention over the ...
Apr 20, 2022
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New research into the effects of repeated head impacts on high school football players has shown changes in brain chemistry and metabolism even in players who have not been diagnosed with concussions and suggest the brain ...
Aug 20, 2015
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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 ...
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