Pediatrics
Good news, bad news on concussions in high school sports
(HealthDay)—New research on concussions reports mixed news for kids playing high school sports.
Oct 15, 2019
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Could helmetless tackling training reduce football head injuries?
With football season well underway, there already have been instances of helmet-to-helmet hits, concussions and yet another round of conversations about strategies to reduce head impact exposure in players.
Oct 11, 2019
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Neuroscience
CTE risk, severity increases with years playing American football
The risk and severity of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increases with the number of years playing American football according to a new study that appears online in Annals of Neurology. These findings reaffirm ...
Oct 7, 2019
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Medical research
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy isn't only for football players
With football season underway, media and news outlets are sure to publish articles discussing the head injury epidemic that has loomed over the sport for decades. However, while many may believe that brain injuries like Chronic ...
Sep 11, 2019
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Player athleticism increases head impact exposure in youth football
Speed, agility and strength are definitely assets on the football field. But when it comes to hits to the head, those talents may actually increase exposure for the young athletes who account for about 70% of this country's ...
Sep 7, 2019
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Cardiology
Do NFL players' hearts take a hit from football?
Tim Tyrrell talks about football like a man who loved every minute of his six years in the NFL. He relishes stories of the devastating hits he leveled. He's proud of the way he could get knocked out, shake it off and get ...
Sep 4, 2019
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Cardiology
Football scores a health hat-trick for 55-70-year-old women with prediabetes
Physical fitness is a strong mortality predictor and exercise training is now considered a cornerstone in the non-pharmacological prevention and treatment of lifestyle diseases, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes and ...
Aug 19, 2019
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Pediatrics
August is deadliest month for young football players
(HealthDay)—It is an annual rite of summer: sending young men out on football fields across America in the sweltering August heat for grueling practice sessions designed to prepare them for the coming season.
Aug 12, 2019
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Neuroscience
Ex-NFL player helps researchers probe long-term effects of head injuries
(HealthDay)—Brian Duncan doesn't know why his brain still works as well as it does.
Jul 24, 2019
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Health
A health home run: Pro baseball players live longer, healthier lives
(HealthDay)—It can look like a less strenuous sport than football or soccer, but professional baseball players might be the healthiest athletes out there, a new study finds.
Jul 23, 2019
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