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23 Oct
Common Post-Injury Action by Players Signals Concussion, Study Shows

Common Post-Injury Action by Players Signals Concussion, Study Shows

Maybe you've seen a cartoon character shake their head back and forth following a sharp blow -- clearing away whatever stars or birds are circling their noggins.

Turns out, that same move might help coaches and physical trainers identify a

18 Oct
Sports Concussion Outcomes Can Be Made Worse By Depression

Sports Concussion Outcomes Can Be Made Worse By Depression

Depression can make it tougher for athletes to recover from a concussion, and vice versa, a new study finds.

Student athlete...

11 Oct
All Those Head Spins By Breakdancers Could Be Harming Them

All Those Head Spins By Breakdancers Could Be Harming Them

This year, breakdancing joined the ranks of Olympic-caliber sports, with Japan’s B-girl Ami Yuasa and Canada’s B-boy Phil Wizard taking home the gold.

Now doctors warn breakdancing shares something else with other major sports – the risk of serious over...

02 Oct
Brain Zap Treatment Could Get Arms, Hands Moving After Head Injury

Brain Zap Treatment Could Get Arms, Hands Moving After Head Injury

Patients who lose the use of their hands and arms after a stroke or traumatic brain injury could regain some function through deep brain stimulation (DBS), new research demonstrates.

DBS involves surgical placement of electrodes to deliver electrical impulses to areas of...

30 Sep
Falling Linked to Raised Risk of Dementia in Older People

Falling Linked to Raised Risk of Dementia in Older People

More than 14 million seniors a year take a tumble, and those falls can be life-changing.

 "The relationship between falls and dementia appears to be a two-way street," said Molly Jarman

26 Sep
Brain Injury & PTSD: Veterans' Study Suggests Area of Damage Is Key

Brain Injury & PTSD: Veterans' Study Suggests Area of Damage Is Key

Brain damage that veterans suffered from flying shrapnel has provided a major clue that could lead to better treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study says.

Veterans who suffered shrapnel damage connected to their amygdala, the fear center of the b...

24 Sep
NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre Has Parkinson's Disease

NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre Has Parkinson's Disease

Green Bay Packers legend and NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Favre, 54, made the announcement while testifying to Congress on his potential misuse of taxpayer funds.

The former quarterback has be...

16 Sep
One Part of Football Helmets Especially Linked to Concussion

One Part of Football Helmets Especially Linked to Concussion

Newfangled designs intended to make football helmets more protective have overlooked one key component, a new study suggests.

Nearly a third of

15 Aug
1 in 4 Brain Injured Patients Who Seem Unresponsive Have 'Covert' Consciousness

1 in 4 Brain Injured Patients Who Seem Unresponsive Have 'Covert' Consciousness

Some comatose patients with severe brain injury might be paying closer attention to their surroundings than previously thought, a new study says.

About 1 in 4 patients respond to instructions covertly, with their brains showing activity even though their bodies arenâ€...

14 Aug
Natural Grass or Artificial: One Is Worse for Football Concussions

Natural Grass or Artificial: One Is Worse for Football Concussions

Natural grass playing fields pose a greater concussion risk for young football players than artificial turf, a new study shows.

12 Aug
Even Moderate Drinking Ups Risk for Brain Bleeds After a Fall

Even Moderate Drinking Ups Risk for Brain Bleeds After a Fall

Drinking can increase a senior’s risk of a brain bleed following a fall, even if they only occasionally imbibe, a new study finds.

In fact, the risk of a brain bleed i...

05 Aug
Head Injuries Common Among Police Officers, With Links to Mental Health Issues

Head Injuries Common Among Police Officers, With Links to Mental Health Issues

Three out of four police officers have experienced at least one concussion, increasing their risk of mental health issues, a new s...

01 Aug
14 Risk Factors Raise Your Odds for Odds for Dementia

14 Risk Factors Raise Your Odds for Odds for Dementia

New research has added two conditions to the list of 12 risk factors that boost the chances of a dementia diagnosis.

The good news? You can guard against the development of both and researchers offer advice on exactly how to do that.

In a study published Wednesday ...

18 Jul
Retired Rugby Players Face Risks for Dementia, CTE

Retired Rugby Players Face Risks for Dementia, CTE

Alix Popham played in two rugby World Cups and won a Six Nations Grand Slam before retiring in 2011 as a professional in the rough-and-tumble game.

By 2020, he had already been diagnosed with early onset

17 Jul
Could Contact Sports Raise Risks for a Parkinson's-like Disorder?

Could Contact Sports Raise Risks for a Parkinson's-like Disorder?

Autopsies of deceased boxers and pro football players have long confirmed that repeat head injuries can lead to a devastating brain condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Now, research supports the notion that contact sports can also raise the odds fo...

31 May
1 in 8 Older Americans Are Stricken With Traumatic Head Injury

1 in 8 Older Americans Are Stricken With Traumatic Head Injury

About one in eight U.S. seniors will be treated for a traumatic brain injury, typically during a fall, a new study finds.

Medicare data shows that about 13% of seniors suffer...

29 May
Light Therapy Might Help Heal Injured Brains

Light Therapy Might Help Heal Injured Brains

Near-infrared light pulsing into a person's skull appears to boost healing in patients with a severe concussion, a new study finds...

23 Apr
Repeat Blasts Can Damage Soldiers' Brains, Study Confirms

Repeat Blasts Can Damage Soldiers' Brains, Study Confirms

Soldiers can suffer brain injury if they are repeatedly exposed to explosive blasts, a new study shows.

Further, the more frequently a soldier is exposed to explosions, the greater their risk for brain injury, researchers reported April 22 in the Proceedings of the N...

03 Apr
FDA Clears 15-Minute Bedside Test to Gauge Soldiers' Brain Injury

FDA Clears 15-Minute Bedside Test to Gauge Soldiers' Brain Injury

When a soldier is rushed to medical care following a blast or other injury to the head, time is crucial in deciding just how extensive that injury is.

Now, the U.S. Army has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a bedside whole blood test that ...

26 Jan
Sports Concussion Recovery Time Similar for Men, Women

Sports Concussion Recovery Time Similar for Men, Women

It's long been thought that it takes more time for a woman to recover from a concussion than a man.

But a new national study of U.S. college athletes refutes that notion, finding that women and men recover from sports-related head injuries at about the same pace.

R...

28 Dec
Head Trauma Can Spur 'Spatial Neglect' Similar to a Stroke

Head Trauma Can Spur 'Spatial Neglect' Similar to a Stroke

Stroke patients often suffer from "spatial neglect" -- an inability to see things on the side of the body opposite to where the brain injury occurred.

Now, new research suggests that spatial neglect can also affect folks who've had a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

T...

21 Dec
Former Pro Football Players Show Troubling Brain Changes

Former Pro Football Players Show Troubling Brain Changes

Head injuries related to football might be tied to markers of dementia like brain shrinkage and decreased blood flow to the brain, a new study of former pro and college players reports.

The study lo...

05 Dec
It's Hunting Season: Keep Safety in Your Sights

It's Hunting Season: Keep Safety in Your Sights

TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 (Healthday News) -- Hunting season has begun in many parts of the United States, with millions of Americans heading into the woods in hopes of bagging a big buck.

But with the season comes tragic accidents.

"Every year, within the first 72 hou...

04 Dec
Head Injury Left Her Memory-Impaired. A New Brain Implant Has Brought Memory Back

Head Injury Left Her Memory-Impaired. A New Brain Implant Has Brought Memory Back

Gina Arata had a bright future, wrapping up college and preparing for law school, when a 2001 car wreck left her with lasting brain damage.

After her recovery, Arata wound up taking a job sorting mail, but struggled even in that.

"I couldn't remember anything,"said...

01 Dec
Persistent Inflammation Could Drive Brain Issues in Former Football Players

Persistent Inflammation Could Drive Brain Issues in Former Football Players

The repeat head injuries suffered by football players, boxers and other athletes appear to affect brain health long after players have given up their sport.

New research from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore could explain why: The persistence in the brain of inflamm...

22 Nov
Too Few Seniors Get Follow-up Care After a Serious Fall

Too Few Seniors Get Follow-up Care After a Serious Fall

Four of every 10 American seniors who suffer a fall and end up in the ER with head trauma get no follow-up care once they go home, a new study finds.

"Only 59 percent of our study subjects had follow-up with their [health care] provider," study senior author

21 Nov
Teens With Multiple Concussions Face Higher Risk of Suicidal Thoughts

Teens With Multiple Concussions Face Higher Risk of Suicidal Thoughts

A year after suffering a concussion, teens, especially boys, are more likely than their peers to think about, plan and even attempt suicide, new research finds.

With more concussions, the risk grows.

Teen boys who reported two or more concussions in the past year w...

24 Oct
Steroid Use Could Raise Teen Athletes' Odds for Concussion

Steroid Use Could Raise Teen Athletes' Odds for Concussion

Use of steroids among high school athletes is a continuing problem, and now new research finds these youths are also more likely to suffer a concussion while they play.

The study was published Oct. 20 in the

06 Oct
Could Living Football Players Be Overdiagnosed for CTE?

Could Living Football Players Be Overdiagnosed for CTE?

Former pro football players with symptoms of depression or anxiety are far more likely to receive an unverifiable diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) than players without those mental health conditions, a new study reports.

Players with depression are 9.5...

22 Sep
Brain Trauma Could Help Trigger Heart Troubles

Brain Trauma Could Help Trigger Heart Troubles

While the neurological impact of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) has long been studied, new research suggests TBIs are also hard on the heart.

The research team took a closer look at connections between the two organs, finding that nervous system dysfunction, neuro-infla...

13 Sep
Even a Mild Head Injury Raises the Odds for Stroke

Even a Mild Head Injury Raises the Odds for Stroke

Any head injury -- even a mild one -- raises a person's risk of later having an ischemic stroke.

Having multiple injuries increases that risk, even more so than the severity of a single traumatic brain injury (TBI), researchers report.

"Our study found that those ...

29 Aug
Autopsy Study of Athletes Who Died Young Shows Many Had Signs of CTE

Autopsy Study of Athletes Who Died Young Shows Many Had Signs of CTE

The degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) may be striking some at much younger ages than thought possible: New research has uncovered early signs of the condition in amateur athletes who died young after playing contact sports.

The tr...

28 Aug
Suicides Among U.S. Veterans Jumped 10-Fold in Decades After 9/11

Suicides Among U.S. Veterans Jumped 10-Fold in Decades After 9/11

Suicide has become an urgent issue among American military veterans, with rates increasing by more than 10 times in nearly two decades, a new study reveals.

"Suicide rates for post-9/11 veterans have steadily increased over the last 15 years and at a much faster pace tha...

11 Aug
Playing Football Might Raise Parkinson's Risk

Playing Football Might Raise Parkinson's Risk

The link between pro football and the risk for a neurodegenerative disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is well known, and now a new study suggests that football may also up the risk for Parkinson's disease, even among past high school and college players.

...

19 Jul
Here's How to Make Summer Sports Camp a Safe Adventure for Your Kid

Here's How to Make Summer Sports Camp a Safe Adventure for Your Kid

If your child is in sports camp this summer, you'll want them to have fun and stay safe.

The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) offers some tips on dealing with existing medical conditions, staying hydrated and heat safe, avoiding weather dangers and protecti...

29 Jun
New Ways to Spot Risk for CTE in Boxers, MMA Fighters

New Ways to Spot Risk for CTE in Boxers, MMA Fighters

Autopsy is currently the only way to definitively diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease often seen in athletes who've suffered repeated blows to the head.

But there may be a way to predict which athletes are likely to develop CTE, ...

28 Jun
Obesity Could Slow Recovery From a Head Injury

Obesity Could Slow Recovery From a Head Injury

Obesity is a known contributor to a host of health risks ranging from diabetes to cancer, but new research suggests it may also delay recovery from a mild traumatic brain injury.

Why? The systemic inflammation that being obese can cause in the body may be a driving facto...

22 Jun
Head Injury Outcomes Could Take Years to Unfold

Head Injury Outcomes Could Take Years to Unfold

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have long-term effects, much like a chronic condition, a new study says.

Looking at hundreds of patients, researchers found that problems related to traumatic brain injuries can last for years, with people improving and declining at dif...

07 Jun
Women's Gymnastics Brings High Risk for Concussion

Women's Gymnastics Brings High Risk for Concussion

Gymnasts make it look easy, but mastering those floor exercises and balance beam moves can take a toll on the brain.

Researchers studying preseason and regular season concussion rates in college sports found that women's gymnastics led all others for its concussion rate ...

29 May
With Training, Soccer Headers Might Be Safe for Teen Players

With Training, Soccer Headers Might Be Safe for Teen Players

Limited "heading" of a soccer ball in youth sports may not cause irreversible harm, as long as players are properly trained, a new study finds.

This study from concussion researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) looked at the consequences of repeated he...

19 May
New 'National Sports Brain Bank' Will Boost Head Injury Research

New 'National Sports Brain Bank' Will Boost Head Injury Research

A new brain bank is accepting future donations from living athletes, in an effort to perform long-term research into the effects of sports-related concussion.

The National Sports Br...

11 May
For NHL Players, More Fighting on the Ice Is Linked to Shorter Lives

For NHL Players, More Fighting on the Ice Is Linked to Shorter Lives

Fighting is par for the course in professional ice hockey, but a new study raises the question of whether it is shortening some players' lives.

The study, of hundreds of Na...

09 May
Multiple Head Injuries May Raise Alzheimer's Risk for Veterans

Multiple Head Injuries May Raise Alzheimer's Risk for Veterans

People who repeatedly suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBI) may be more apt to develop Alzheimer's disease, new research shows.

TBI can result from direct hits to the head or from indirect sources such as shockwaves from battlefield explosions.

The brains of otherw...

27 Apr
Dog-Walking Downside: Fractures, Head Injuries

Dog-Walking Downside: Fractures, Head Injuries

Walking your dog gets you moving and out in the fresh air, but head injuries and fractures are very real possibilities, especially for older dog owners, researchers say.

The most common injury from walking a leashed dog that sends folks to the ER is fractured fingers, a ...

26 Apr
Concussion's Effect on Brain Can Last 6 Months or More

Concussion's Effect on Brain Can Last 6 Months or More

A significant number of patients take far longer to recover from a concussion than expected, and they may not be getting the care they need, according to a new study.

Researchers from the United Kingdom who studied concussion patients found that almost half had changes i...

27 Mar
Sen. Mitch McConnell Leaves Rehab, Heads Home After Concussion

Sen. Mitch McConnell Leaves Rehab, Heads Home After Concussion

Sen. Mitch McConnell is back home more than two weeks after he fell at a private dinner and was hospitalized with a concussion and broken rib.

The Senate Minority Leader spent five days in the hospital and the remainder of the 2-1/2 weeks following his fall in inpatient...

17 Mar
Dementia Risk Rises for Elite European Soccer Players

Dementia Risk Rises for Elite European Soccer Players

It's well-established that American football players can suffer significant brain impacts as they age.

Now, new research shows that elite European soccer players are also more likely than the average person to develop dementia.

Men in the Swedish top soccer divisio...

10 Mar
Falls Can Be More Dangerous for Older Men Than for Women

Falls Can Be More Dangerous for Older Men Than for Women

While older women are treated for falls more often than elderly males, men are more likely to sustain skull fractures when they topple over, new research suggests.

This is a serious concern because more than 3 million people aged 65 and older are treated in U.S. emergenc...

22 Feb
Breathing Exercises Might Speed Concussion Recovery in Teens

Breathing Exercises Might Speed Concussion Recovery in Teens

Combining breathing exercises with gradual aerobic activity may benefit teens who are recovering slowly from a concussion.

New research found that while the two therapies each offer benefits, together they led to even greater improvement in thinking and memory skills, de...

09 Feb
In Autopsy Study, Over 90% of Former NFL Players Showed Signs of Brain Disease CTE

In Autopsy Study, Over 90% of Former NFL Players Showed Signs of Brain Disease CTE

Many football fans fondly remember Rick Arrington as the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback from 1970 to 1973, but his daughter's memories are tainted by years spent watching her dad suffer from late-stage chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

A degenerative brain diseas...

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