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

Neuroscience NewsJune 7, 2017

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.... Read More...

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

Neuroscience NewsApril 6, 2015

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

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High School Football Players Show Brain Changes After One Season

Neuroscience NewsDecember 1, 2014

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. ... Read More...

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How Well Do Football Helmets Protect Players from Concussions?

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 17, 2014

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.... Read More...

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Head First: Reshaping How Traumatic Brain Injury Is Treated

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 30, 2014

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

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Brain Still Injured from Concussion After Symptoms Fade

Neuroscience NewsNovember 20, 2013

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

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Blood Test Accurately Diagnoses Concussion and Predicts Long Term Cognitive Disability

Neuroscience NewsNovember 19, 2013

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

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Menstrual Cycle Influences Concussion Outcomes

Neuroscience NewsNovember 13, 2013

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.... Read More...

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Stem Cells Linked to Cognitive Gain After Brain Injury in Preclinical Study

Neuroscience NewsNovember 5, 2013

MAPC therapy reduces inflammation after TBI and also promotes lasting cognitive improvement, a new study reports.... Read More...

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After Concussion, Kids May Need Breaks in School

Neuroscience NewsOctober 28, 2013

Researchers recommend accommodations be made in the classroom for children recovering from concussions. ... Read More...

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Traumatic Brain Injury Research Advances with $18.8M NIH Award

Neuroscience NewsOctober 22, 2013

The NIH is awarding researchers $18.8 million to help support global research into concussions and TBI.... Read More...

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From Football to Flies: Lessons About Traumatic Brain Injury

Neuroscience NewsOctober 14, 2013

Working with fruit flies, researchers discover a genetic underpinning for susceptibility to brain injuries and links to human TBI. ... Read More...

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

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

High School Football Players Show Brain Changes After One Season

How Well Do Football Helmets Protect Players from Concussions?

Head First: Reshaping How Traumatic Brain Injury Is Treated

Brain Still Injured from Concussion After Symptoms Fade

Blood Test Accurately Diagnoses Concussion and Predicts Long Term Cognitive Disability

Menstrual Cycle Influences Concussion Outcomes

Stem Cells Linked to Cognitive Gain After Brain Injury in Preclinical Study

After Concussion, Kids May Need Breaks in School

Traumatic Brain Injury Research Advances with $18.8M NIH Award

From Football to Flies: Lessons About Traumatic Brain Injury