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I’ve seen the brain damage contact sports can cause – we all need to take concussion and CTE more seriously
If more isn’t done to combat concussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more families will be grieving tragic deaths.
CTE, brain disease linked to repeated head injuries
It starts with a hit. Maybe a tackle in a high school football game. Maybe a blast wave during military service. The damage ...
Dementia is rare in midlife rugby players, but long-term risk may be increased
Two new studies have provided further insights into the complex links between head injury in elite rugby and potential ...
Revolutionizing Traumatic Brain Injury Assessment with the i-STAT TBI Test
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) happens to millions of people annually. It can strike anyone, from athletes to grandma cooking lunch. Most of these injuries go und ...
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Sleep and Alzheimer's; NIH Cuts to Brain Research; Novel CTE Report
An autopsy study of a 45-year-old former U.S. Navy crewman with severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) suggested that ...
Knowridge Science Report6d
Can a head injury cause dementia later in life?
In summary, research clearly shows that head injuries — especially moderate to severe ones, or repeated mild ones — can ...
NFL widows struggled to care for former players with CTE. They say a new study minimizes their pain.
Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and ...
Altoona Mirror13d
New CTE study upsets widows of former NFL players
Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and ...
The TimesDaily14d
NFL widows say new study minimizes their pain of caring for ex-players with CTE
Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and ...