Canada began immunizing children aged 5-11 against COVID-19 Wednesday, joining a handful of nations including Israel and the United States in offering shots to this age group.
Nov 25, 2021
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Certain markers of injury to the brain's white matter, called white matter hyperintensities, can be seen on brain scans. A new study finds that brain scans taken during the lifetimes of athletes in contact sports, compared ...
Nov 24, 2021
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Former professional rugby players are more likely to show signs of depression, anxiety and irritability compared to amateur rugby players and non-contact athletes, according to new research led by Durham University.
Nov 24, 2021
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As the U.S. population ages, concerns about dementia grow larger. David Canning, the Richard Saltonstall Professor of Population Sciences and of Economics and International Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public ...
Nov 15, 2021
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Like most sports technology, hockey helmets have evolved exponentially over the past 50 years. Gone are the days of the "egg shell" helmets worn by NHL superstars like Wayne Gretzky and Michel Goulet in the 1970s and 1980s.
Nov 11, 2021
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UK researchers have published findings showing that a history of concussion in former elite amateur rugby players is not linked with memory and thinking in later life. The journal Alzheimer's & Dementia published the results ...
Oct 20, 2021
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The heat experts were right. In 2019, historical data suggested that the average daily temperature athletes would have to contend with during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games would be between 28.2℃ and 29.7℃, ...
Aug 24, 2021
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For young soccer players, participating in repetitive technical training activities involving heading during practice may result in more total head impacts but playing in scrimmages or actual soccer games may result in greater ...
Jul 23, 2021
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Smartphone gaming can be harmful to players who game to escape their negative mood and feelings of boredom, a new study has found.
Jul 21, 2021
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In a small study of gymnasts with ulnar (elbow) collateral ligament injury, orthopedic sports medicine researchers found that the athletes can be treated successfully and can return to competition. The research was presented ...
Jul 8, 2021
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