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Growing popularity of contact sports raises concern over brain injuries in Africa
Contact sports are becoming increasingly popular in Africa, raising concern about the risk of chronic traumatic ...
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Chinese Neurosurgical Journal Study Calls for Urgent Attention to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Research Deficit in Africa
Contact sports are becoming increasingly popular in Africa, raising concern about the risk of chronic traumatic ...
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Checkmating brain injuries with chess: How this Louisiana doctor is helping athletes recover
The remarkable benefits of chess, according to Dr. Gregory Ward, could potentially help athletes better understand and manage ...
Why we need to take concussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy more seriously
Concussion in sport continues to make headlines, whether it be class actions, young men flocking to the highly violent "RunIt ...
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 ...