Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Batters move their heads to keep their eyes on the ball
Researchers are revisiting an age-old question in baseball: Do batters actually keep their eye on the ball?
Aug 12, 2021
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Neuroscience
What's riskier for young soccer players, practice or game time?
For young soccer players, participating in repetitive technical training activities involving heading during practice may result in more total head impacts but playing in scrimmages or actual soccer games may result in greater ...
Jul 23, 2021
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Medications
Artificial intelligence could be new blueprint for precision drug discovery
Writing in the July 12, 2021 online issue of Nature Communications, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine describe a new approach that uses machine learning to hunt for disease targets and then ...
Jul 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Guidance updated for managing C. difficile infection in adults
(HealthDay)—Use of fidaxomicin and bezlotoxumab is suggested in specific cases for management of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), according to a clinical practice guideline update issued by the Infectious Diseases ...
Jul 12, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New generation anti-cancer drug shows promise for children with brain tumours
A genetic map of an aggressive childhood brain tumour called medulloblastoma has helped researchers identify a new generation anti-cancer drug that can be repurposed as an effective treatment for the disease.
Jul 7, 2021
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Neuroscience
Unique neuron can guide our way home by turning compasses into a gyroscope
Finding our way home from work or school is something most of us take for granted. Persons with Alzheimer's disease, however, can get lost even when moving between such familiar locations and often struggle to find their ...
Jun 28, 2021
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Neuroscience
Study finds association between head impacts and imaging changes in youth football players
With preseason football training on the horizon, a new study shows that head impacts experienced during practice are associated with changes in brain imaging of young players over multiple seasons.
Jun 15, 2021
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Neuroscience
New drug could help halt dementia after multiple head injuries
A world-first international study led by the University of South Australia has identified a new drug to stop athletes developing dementia after sustaining repeated head injuries in their career.
Jun 7, 2021
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Neuroscience
Scientists identify mechanism linking traumatic brain injury to neurodegenerative disease
Scientists have revealed a potential mechanism for how traumatic brain injury leads to neurodegenerative diseases, according to a study in fruit flies, and rat and human brain tissue, published today in eLife.
Jun 1, 2021
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Vaccination
EU pushes hassle-free travel for vaccinated residents
Fully vaccinated residents in the EU should be exempt from COVID-19 quarantine when travelling within the bloc, the European Commission urged on Monday in a sign of increased confidence in its jabs rollout.
May 31, 2021
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