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·June 7, 2017·4 min read

New Study Finds Youth Football Players Have Significant Differences in Head Impact Exposure

Researchers studied 97 football players between the ages of 9 and 13 years and found players experienced a total of 40,538 head impacts during four seasons of football games and practices. Significant differences in head impacts were seen between those in the games and practices.

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·April 6, 2015·6 min read

Abnormal Protein Patterns Seen in Brains of Retired NFL Players Who Suffered Repeat Concussions

A new neuroimaging test could help doctors identify CTE in those exposed to repetitive brain injuries, such as NFL players, a new study reports.

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·December 1, 2014·3 min read

High School Football Players Show Brain Changes After One Season

According to a new study, some high school football players show measurable brain changes after one year of playing the sport, even in the absence of a concussion.

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·February 17, 2014·2 min read

How Well Do Football Helmets Protect Players from Concussions?

Football helmets currently being used on the field may do little to help protect against hits to the side of the head or rotational force, a new study reports.

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·January 30, 2014·6 min read

Head First: Reshaping How Traumatic Brain Injury Is Treated

A new study aims to help identify how to match personalized medicine to achieve the best outcomes for recovering in TBI patients.

MRI of patient with brain trauma and resultant brain herniation.

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·November 20, 2013·2 min read

Brain Still Injured from Concussion After Symptoms Fade

Neuroimaging brain scans show evidence of brain abnormalities four months after a mild concussion occurs, researchers report.

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·November 19, 2013·4 min read

Blood Test Accurately Diagnoses Concussion and Predicts Long Term Cognitive Disability

High levels of SNTF in the blood after TBI correlate with brain tissue damage, researchers discover.

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·November 13, 2013·6 min read

Menstrual Cycle Influences Concussion Outcomes

Women who suffered concussions during their premenstrual phase had a slower recovery and poorer health one month after injury compared to those injured two weeks directly after their period or women taken birth control pills, a new study reports.