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Football players are exposed to repetitive blows to the head from heading the ball and from head-to-player collisions. But football is unique compared with boxing and American football in that blows to the head, as they are commonly more minor and less likely to cause significant neurological s...
More research is now needed to determine the risks associated with playing football so that "any necessary protective measures can be put in place to minimise potential long term damage," added Morris.
A new study of former NFL players shows a third believe they have brain damage from playing football and experience symptoms like trouble concentrating and depression. Many worry they have CTE.
DAI is one of the most common types of brain injuries. It often happens during a car accident, sports injury, or fall. DAI damages your brain’s white matter, making it harder for nerve cells to communicate information. Brain damage from a DAI can be temporary or permanent. ...
Running and physical activity play a critical role in promoting overall body and brain health throughout life, helping prevent and mitigate brain damage and ageing [2,3,4]. Even though no empirical study has directly probed the brain health advantages of soccer in human subjects, the neuroprotect...
I Love Football! With that said… In May of 2017, my wife and I were temporarily living in the Boston area doing genealogical research. I had been diagnosed with football related brain damage 6 years earlier (following 10+ hours of testing) and we hoped that doing service would calm sympto...
asecondconcussion before the symptoms from an earlier one have subsided. Even the mildest grade concussion can trigger SIS, which is characterized by rapid brain swelling and massive cerebral edema. Tragically, second-impact syndrome almost always results in severe brain damage, and often proves ...
DNA damage induced in brain cells of CBA mice exposed to magnetic fields DNA migration, using single cell gel electrophoresis (comet assay), was studied on brain cells of CBA mice exposed continuously to 50 Hz, 0.5 mT magnetic f... B M Svedenstl,KJ Johanson,KH Mild - 《Vivo》 被引量:...
(HealthDay)—Children who play football in middle school don't appear to have any noticeable short-term brain damage from repeated hits to the head, new research suggests. However, one doctor with expertise in pediatric brain injuries expressed some concerns about the study, saying its small siz...