Medical research
Research improves understanding of dementia in former football and rugby players
Results of the largest study to date of the pathology of dementia in former footballers and rugby players have been revealed.
Jun 4, 2019
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Neuroscience
Study suggests altered brain development among former NFL players
Former National Football League (NFL) players who started playing tackle football before the age of 12 were found to have a higher risk of altered brain development compared to those who started playing at a later age. The ...
Aug 10, 2015
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Health
Brain disease seen in most football players in large report
Research on 202 former football players found evidence of a brain disease linked to repeated head blows in nearly all of them, from athletes in the National Football League, college and even high school.
Jul 25, 2017
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Neuroscience
Traumatic brain injury induces mental impairments using mechanisms linked with Alzheimer's
A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston fills an important gap in understanding the link between traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.
Jan 12, 2016
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Neuroscience
New study first to image concussion-related abnormal brain proteins in retired NFL players
Sports-related concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries have grabbed headlines in recent months, as the long-term damage they can cause becomes increasingly evident among both current and former athletes. The Centers ...
Jan 22, 2013
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Neuroscience
Research uncovers new link between head trauma, CTE and Lou Gehrig's disease
Researchers at Western University have uncovered a unique neurobiological pathway triggered by head trauma which underlies both Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and Lou Gehrig's disease.
Jan 16, 2018
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Neuroscience
New study reveals number and strength of head impacts, not concussions, drive CTE risk in football
Does a football player's number of concussions drive the risk of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)? In a new study of 631 deceased football players, the largest CTE study to date, scientists found that the ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Genetics
Using gene therapy to treat chronic traumatic encephalopathy
A new study shows the feasibility of using gene therapy to treat the progressive neurodegenerative disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The study, which demonstrated the effectiveness of direct delivery of gene ...
Jan 3, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Effects of multiple concussions in retired rugby players later in life
There continues to be concern about the long term effects of concussion and repeated concussion in athletes, including boxers and rugby players who may sustain several concussive injuries throughout their career.
Oct 10, 2016
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Neuroscience
Pigs help scientists understand human brain
For the first time, researchers in the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center have used an imaging method normally reserved for humans to analyze brain activity in live agricultural swine models, and they ...
Jun 20, 2019
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