Health
Why women's rugby needs its own injury prevention strategy
With the Women's Six Nation's Championship underway, there is mounting public concern regarding the risk of injuries to players.
Mar 30, 2024
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Brain Injury
Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Cell phone video technology unveils new method for analyzing walking and gait
Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins Medicine have developed a new, accessible approach to analyze a patient's walking ability and stances more effectively. Following numerous tests, they determined ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Investigating the loss of musical ability
Amusia is a severe musical disorder affecting both the perception and production of music. It may be either congenital, hereditary tone deafness, or acquired, that is, a condition caused by brain damage. Although amusia has ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Neuroscience
Mike Tyson is returning to boxing at age 58, but health experts say it's a bad idea
Mike Tyson is scheduled to return to the ring this summer in a bout with social media star turned professional boxer Jake Paul.
Mar 20, 2024
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Neuroscience
Researchers find branched chain amino acid supplementation may aid in concussion recovery
In the first clinical trial of a targeted pharmacologic therapeutic for mild traumatic brain injury in pediatric patients, scientists from the Minds Matter Concussion Frontier Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Neuroscience
Neurological conditions now leading cause of ill health and disability globally, new analysis finds
Globally, the number of people living with, or dying from, neurological conditions such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and meningitis has risen substantially over the past 30 years due to the growth and ...
Mar 14, 2024
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Neuroscience
Do veterans who experience concussions have an increased risk of Alzheimer's?
Middle-age veterans who experienced concussions due to blasts from explosive devices may have biomarkers in their spinal fluid similar to people who develop Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in the March ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Analysis showed Maine mass shooter had blast-related brain damage
The perpetrator of a mass shooting in Maine last fall had extensive brain damage from "thousands of low-level blasts" tied to his work at an Army Reserve hand grenade training range, a new report shows.
Mar 7, 2024
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Patients with Parkinson's disease who experience freezing of gait have sleep disorders, study shows
Parkinson's disease patients who experience freezing of gait (a sudden inability to initiate or continue movement, often resulting in a fall) wake up several times during the night, feel sleepy during the day, and have REM ...
Mar 5, 2024
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Neuroscience
Does iron accumulate in brain after concussions?
People who have headaches after experiencing concussions may also be more likely to have higher levels of iron in areas of the brain, which is a sign of injury to brain cells, according to a preliminary study that will be ...
Mar 5, 2024
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