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CHICAGO, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brain Research Foundation (BRF) today announced it will fund research that aims to improve pediatricians' ability to evaluate and manage sports-related concussive injuries among young children, and guide future research regarding the diagnosis, treatment and long term effects of these events. Although clinical tools to measure concussive recovery are available, their efficacy is based on research with college and high school aged...
Doctors find active ingredient in deer antler velvet has been useful for patients who have experienced head trauma. Nutronics Labs urges NFL to conduct their own independent research on whether deer antler velvet can aid players recover from concussions more quickly and experience fewer long term effects. San Antonio, Texas (PRWEB) June 05, 2012 Nutronics Labs and MaxlifeDirect proudly features two new testimonials from doctors using deer antler velvet spray to alleviate symptoms...
The research uses a radically new patented technology highly effective in reducing the condition Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have reported the results of groundbreaking research into the prevention of cerebral oedema or swelling of the brain, a major cause of death in people who have sustained a traumatic injury to the brain, out of hospital cardiac arrest or stroke. The research, which is published this week in the international journal, Nature Communications, uses a radically...
Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com Researchers from Boston University (BU) and the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System recently found chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the brain tissue of military service personnel who were exposed to blasts. The experiment showed that a single blast to an improvised explosive device (IED) resulted in CTE and long-term brain impairments related to the disorder. As well, blast wind from the IED resulted in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and long-term...
Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com Getting around town has never been easier. There’s public transportation, like buses and metros. There are individual modes of transportation, such as cars and bikes. In particular, bike share programs have grown in popularity in urban centers as they allow people to exercise and help the environment by emitting less pollution. For those bike enthusiasts, it’s important to remember to wear a helmet while riding. However, a new study found that only 1 in 5...
Brain Injury Prevention in Team Sports in Canada TORONTO, April 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - ThinkFirst Pensez d'Abord Canada hosts a free lecture and workshop with keynote speaker Matt Dunigan. "ThinkFirst Canada is honored to have Matt Dunigan speaking up for child and youth health in team sport. Canada can and must do a better job at protecting our greatest resource, our children, by reducing the burden of head and brain injuries like concussion" said Rebecca Nesdale-Tucker,...
ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, April 25, more than 30 professionals participated in a conference of the Maryland-based Concussion Consortium to bring awareness to sports-related concussions. The pioneering task force, formed more than a year ago by Robert G. Graw, Jr., M.D., CEO and Chief Pediatrician of Righttime Medical Care, includes orthopedists, emergency physicians, pediatricians, neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists,...
Olympic boxers can exhibit changes in brain fluids after bouts, which indicates nerve cell damage. This is shown in a study of 30 top-level Swedish boxers that was conducted at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in collaboration with the Swedish Boxing Federation, published in PLoS ONE. It has been debated for quite some time whether Olympic boxing (amateur boxing) is hazardous to the brain. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, joined...
A new study suggests there may be a starting point at which blows to the head or other head trauma suffered in combat sports start to affect memory and thinking abilities and can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in the brain. The research was released today and will be presented as part of the Emerging Science (formerly known as Late-Breaking Science) program at the American Academy of Neurology's 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans April 21 to April 28, 2012. "While we...
NEW ORLEANS, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study suggests there may be a starting point at which blows to the head or other head trauma suffered in combat sports start to affect memory and thinking abilities and can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in the brain. The research was released today and will be presented as part of the Emerging Science (formerly known as Late-Breaking Science) program at the American Academy of Neurology's 64th Annual...
