fMRI scans may improve diagnosis of sports-related concussion
The scrum leaves a black eye, the ruck an aching shoulder, the tackle a bruised leg.
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Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Brain Concussion
MeSH tree: C10.900.300.350.300
Researcher: In sports, abuse is often dismissed as 'good coaching'
The head coach of the Welsh men's rugby squad, Warren Gatland, has built a reputation as one of the best coaches in the world. But his "intense training methods" have drawn comparisons to waterboarding, and his training programs ...
Sep 22, 2023
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When is the right time to start playing again after a concussion?
Nearly 20% of people who play contact sports like hockey or rugby will suffer a concussion in the course of a season. Concussions account for up to 44% of all injuries in these sports.
Sep 21, 2023
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College athletes experience worse post-injury outcomes for concussions suffered outside of sports
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that college athletes had worse post-injury outcomes related to concussions they experienced outside sports than those they experienced while playing ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Q&A: Concussion—what it is and how sports science is making rugby safer
Two decades ago there were only two criteria used to diagnose concussion. Jon Patricios, a sport and exercise medicine physician and co-lead author of the latest international consensus statement on concussion in sport, discusses ...
Sep 13, 2023
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Q&A: Researcher discusses adverse childhood events and risk of head or neck injury and concussion
Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc, principal investigator of the Neurodisparities & Health Justice Lab in the Department of Neurology at Mass General and an assistant professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, is lead author of ...
Sep 7, 2023
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Concussions early in life tied to late life cognitive decline
A study of twins shows that having a concussion early in life is tied to having lower scores on tests of thinking and memory skills decades later as well as having more rapid decline in those scores than twins who did not ...
Sep 6, 2023
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New study highlights the brain trauma risks for young athletes
The Boston University CTE Center today reported the results of the largest-ever study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in young athletes.
Aug 29, 2023
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A 'mini-brain' traces the link between concussion and Alzheimer's disease
How much time elapses between a blow to the head and the start of damage associated with Alzheimer's disease?
Aug 29, 2023
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How kids are being injured by ceiling fans
It's fun to playfully toss a toddler into the air, or tote a kid piggyback-style on your shoulders.
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