Neuroscience
Study: Football offensive linemen should start plays upright to avoid hits to the head
Repetitive hits to the head can cause brain damage without actually leading to a concussion, past studies have suggested.
Apr 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus: Is social distancing working?
For the past few weeks, most of us have begun social distancing or staying at home as much as possible to avoid contracting or spreading coronavirus. Still, we are seeing the number of new cases of coronavirus increase significantly ...
Mar 31, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
5 ways nutrition could help your immune system fight off the coronavirus
The coronavirus presents many uncertainties, and none of us can completely eliminate our risk of getting COVID-19. But one thing we can do is eat as healthily as possible.
Mar 17, 2020
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Safe tackling, padded helmets lower head injuries in youth football
Middle school football players greatly reduce the chance of head injuries if they wear padded helmets and use safe tackling and blocking techniques, according to Rutgers researchers.
Mar 4, 2020
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Measuring the injury risks of football, cycling and other sports
Sporting injuries make a mark every year, with almost one-third of the 60,000 Australians admitted to hospital connected to one of the football codes.
Mar 2, 2020
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Study provides the first data on concussion risk in youth football
For decades, there's been a widespread assumption among people with an interest in sports-related injury that youth football players are more vulnerable to concussion and other head injuries than their older, bigger counterparts.
Jan 21, 2020
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
There are plenty of female superstars in football, but very few women coaches – here's why
Football has long been considered a man's world in the UK—but this is changing. Not only did the semi-final match of the 2019 Women's World Cup attract more than 11.7 million viewers, 2018 also saw the establishment of ...
Nov 29, 2019
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Pediatrics
About 2.7 million ED visits reported for sports injuries in 2010 to 2016
(HealthDay)—About 2.7 million emergency department visits for sports injuries occurred during 2010 to 2016, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication of the U.S. ...
Nov 15, 2019
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Cardiology
Study suggests why some US football players have higher cardiovascular risk
Research has shown that while elite athletes overall are at decreased risk of death from cardiovascular problems, a certain group of athletes—football linemen in the United States—actually have higher risk than the general ...
Oct 17, 2019
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
New web-based tool to improve football development
An innovative sports science tool—based on the research of a University of Stirling academic—is aiming to revolutionize talent identification and development in youth football players.
Oct 16, 2019
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