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 ...
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Concussions are an unfortunate reality of contact sports at junior and senior levels. Now, sports experts at the University of South Australia are suggesting extended recovery times may be needed for youth athletes suffering ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Women's gymnastics has the highest rate of preseason concussion of all NCAA sports, with women gymnasts experiencing concussions at a rate 50% higher than football players.
Jun 5, 2023
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Fighting is par for the course in professional ice hockey, but a new study raises the question of whether it is shortening some players' lives.
May 11, 2023
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Football players who have had repetitive head trauma and concussion are at heightened risk for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), an irreversible condition that leads to dementia. But not every case of cognitive decline ...
May 5, 2023
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As a former football player at Aptos High School in California and Princeton University, David Camarillo, Ph.D., an associate professor of bioengineering, experienced migraines from the head-banging the sport is known for.
Mar 31, 2023
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is not the only problem football players should be aware of. Long careers in American football are linked to less white matter in the brain and associated with problems with impulsive ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Many football fans fondly remember Rick Arrington as the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback from 1970 to 1973, but his daughter's memories are tainted by years spent watching her dad suffer from late-stage chronic traumatic ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Researchers at Boston University found CTE in 92% of former NFL players who were analyzed, the institution said in an update of its study.
Feb 8, 2023
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Elite male soccer players have a lower risk of alcohol- and drug-related disorders than men from the general population, but this protective effect was seen only for those who first played in the 1960s and later, not for ...
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