Brain waves could help guide concussion diagnosis, treatment
A particular brain wave may help diagnose concussions in high school football players and predict when it's safe for them to return to play, new research suggests.
Oct 27, 2022
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A particular brain wave may help diagnose concussions in high school football players and predict when it's safe for them to return to play, new research suggests.
Oct 27, 2022
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As someone who has been researching, writing and teaching about women's and girls sports for the past 15 years, I wasn't surprised by the recent revelations of sexual and verbal abuse by National Women's Soccer League coaches.
Oct 19, 2022
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Tackling drills are typically a staple of high school football practices, but new research suggests dropping them from training might cut the risk of head hits.
Oct 13, 2022
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While rules and playing equipment in sports have changed over time, one area of sports safety that remains largely unexplored is the playing surface itself. In new research presented during the 2022 AAP National Conference ...
Oct 7, 2022
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A new research study looks inside the brains of college football athletes to measure levels of traumatic brain injury (TBI) biomarkers by player position. This study, conducted in collaboration with researchers at Orlando ...
Oct 5, 2022
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American kids who are poor or members of ethnic minority groups are missing out on the youth sports that have long been touted for building strong bodies and strong character, a new study reports.
Aug 11, 2022
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High school seniors who play contact sports are roughly 50% more likely to misuse prescription stimulants in the next decade after graduation, compared to those who do not participate in these types of sports, a new University ...
Aug 10, 2022
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Who has not contemplated how a memory is formed, a sentence generated, a sunset appreciated, a creative act performed or a heinous crime committed?
May 6, 2022
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An international team of researchers have developed advanced computer models, or "digital twins," of diseases, with the goal of improving diagnosis and treatment. They used one such model to identify the most important disease ...
May 6, 2022
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Since 2008, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have been studying chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and while much has been learned, diagnosing the disease still needs to be done post-mortem on autopsied ...
Apr 28, 2022
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