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
Concussion symptoms reversed by magnetic therapy
Concussion symptoms—such as loss of balance, hazy comprehension, sleep disturbance and ability to walk straight—can be reversed by a new type of magnetic stimulation, research at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) ...
May 30, 2019
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Falling is the leading cause of death for Florida's elderly
When 94-year-old former President Jimmy Carter fell and broke his hip recently, he exemplified the danger that falling down represents for the elderly.
May 29, 2019
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Pediatrics
Nearly one in five parents say their child never wears a helmet while riding a bike
Despite evidence that helmets are critical to preventing head injuries, not all children wear them while biking, skateboarding and riding scooters, a new national poll finds.
May 20, 2019
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Pediatrics
3-D images reveal how infants' heads change shape during birth
Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), scientists have captured 3-D images that show how infants' brains and skulls change shape as they move through the birth canal just before delivery. Olivier Ami of Auvergne University ...
May 15, 2019
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Health
Half of all patients with syncope have CT head performed with a yield of 1.2% to 3.8%
More than half of patients with syncope underwent CT head with a diagnostic yield of 1.1 percent to 3.8 percent. That is the conclusion of a study to be published in the May 2019 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), ...
May 13, 2019
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Neuroscience
Canada's west coast surf culture downplays concussion risk
Nikolaus Dean suffered a debilitating concussion playing varsity lacrosse during his first year of university. His post-concussion symptoms persisted for a year before doctors cleared him to return to the sport he loved. ...
May 8, 2019
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Radiology & Imaging
Initial clinical experience of zero TE skull MRI in patients with head trauma
Zero TE (ZTE) skull magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be a possible option for clinical use in patients with skull lesions and may be helpful in managing radiosensitive trauma patients, according to a study to be presented ...
May 5, 2019
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Business
With head injuries mounting, will cities put their feet down over electric scooters?
Almost half of the injured Austin scooter riders identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its first-ever study of dockless electric scooters suffered a head injury, with 15% experiencing a traumatic ...
May 3, 2019
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Neuroscience
New study tracks perils of water polo head injuries
Water polo athletes take note: A new study by University of California, Irvine researchers maps out the frequency of head injuries in the sport and reveals which positions are the most vulnerable.
May 2, 2019
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