New 'National Sports Brain Bank' will boost head injury research
A new brain bank is accepting future donations from living athletes, in an effort to perform long-term research into the effects of sports-related concussion.
May 22, 2023
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A new brain bank is accepting future donations from living athletes, in an effort to perform long-term research into the effects of sports-related concussion.
May 22, 2023
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Football helmets made by four leading manufacturers showed vulnerabilities in tests designed to better understand player concussions, according to a new study.
Mar 6, 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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As high school sports get underway this fall, sports medicine specialists remind athletes, parents and coaches that concussions can be challenging to diagnose.
Aug 29, 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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(HealthDay)—Some parents may worry about whether playing high school football might put their kids at risk for depression and suicidal thoughts in adulthood, but new research suggests they can relax.
Oct 29, 2021
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Decades after their days on the gridiron, middle-aged men who played football in high school are not experiencing greater problems with concentration, memory, or depression compared to men who did not play football, reports ...
Apr 15, 2021
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For decades, there's been a widespread assumption among people with an interest in sports-related injury that youth football players are more vulnerable to concussion and other head injuries than their older, bigger counterparts.
Jan 21, 2020
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Adolescents who play contact sports, including football, are no more likely to experience cognitive impairment, depression or suicidal thoughts in early adulthood than their peers, suggests a new University of Colorado Boulder ...
Oct 21, 2019
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(HealthDay)—New research on concussions reports mixed news for kids playing high school sports.
Oct 15, 2019
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