Former NFL player says his team tried to silence him on CTE
The NFL has been accused countless times of hiding downplaying or outright hiding the risk of brain injuries from its players, but one athlete says some in the league are…
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Boston Patriots Near Forgotten Heroes Live with CTE
The 1960’s and 1970’s football heroes are now old and aging. Some have passed away and a few have taken their own lives. Football in the 1960’s and 70’s allowed players to return to the game with concussions due to the lack of awareness of the long-term effects of multiple concussive injuries. It’s time that we take a look at these players and see how they’ve fared as they age.
ReadYoung hockey players show signs of brain damage three months after concussion
The typical concussion is thought to take between one to two weeks to recover from. At least, that is what doctors and patients alike believed until recently. The latest studies…
ReadState concussion laws are reducing the number of repeated concussions in young athletes
Throughout the past decade, every state in America has passed their own form of regulations aimed at protecting young athletes from concussions. Now, one of the first studies to…
ReadChildhood concussions may increase your risk of developing multiple sclerosis
Young athletes have a lot of reason to worry about concussions. Not only can these brain injuries put them on the sidelines with debilitating symptoms ranging from headaches and memory…
ReadCan research develop early detection of CTE?
Over 700 mixed martial arts fighters and boxers have enrolled in a study at the Cleveland Clinic’s Lou Revo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas over the last six years. The study involves both active and retired fighters and is looking for the early signs of trauma-induced brain injury based on subtle changes in blood chemistry, brain imaging and performance testing.
ReadLawmaker pledges to donate his brain for TBI research
After listening to several former NFL players testify about the effects and risks of traumatic brain injury, one member of the House of Representatives says he will donate his brain…
ReadCTE took her dad’s life, but this mom says she can’t stop her son from playing football
Every year, parents across the country have to make a hard decision: “do I let my child play football?” It wasn’t such a difficult decision not all that long ago,…
ReadNRI at the Zarrow Mental Health Symposium
This year’s Zarrow Symposium, organized by the Mental Health Association of Oklahoma, garnered national news for its powerful themes of diversity and inclusion. Among notable speakers like Dr. Cornell West,…
ReadCanadian bull rider becomes first rodeo star to be diagnosed with CTE
A rising professional athlete in a dangerous sport suddenly takes his life. When doctors examine his brain in an autopsy, they notice the tell-tale signs of the notorious degenerative brain…
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