Posts Tagged ‘head injury’
Many hits, not one, cause concussion?
PURDUE (US) — A two-year study of high school football players suggests concussions are likely caused by many hits over time and not a single blow. Continue…
Monday, February 6, 2012 12:45 - 2 Comments
Health & Medicine - Dec 13, 2011 10:29 - 0 Comments
Concussion fatigue or a tiring test?
PENN STATE (US) — Testing athletes for concussions may induce mental fatigue in subjects whether or not they have a head injury, according to researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 15, 2011 12:01 - 0 Comments
Routine hits may injure teen athlete’s brain
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Brain scans of high school football and hockey players showed subtle injury after routine hits to the head during normal play. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 18, 2011 6:10 - 3 Comments
Cholesterol drugs for head injury?
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Older patients who were on cholesterol-lowering statins when hospitalized with serious head injuries were 76 percent more likely to survive than those not taking the drugs, a study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 20, 2011 10:26 - 0 Comments
Head hits in football alter teen brain
PURDUE U. (US) — High school football players who experience repeated hits to the head show changes in mental processes even when there are no clinical signs of concussion. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 9, 2011 9:57 - 1 Comment
Football: Are you ready for a head injury?
BROWN U. (US) — College football quarterbacks and running backs take the hardest hits on the field, but linemen and linebackers are hit more often, according to data from sensor-equipped helmets. (more…)
