Posts Tagged ‘traumatic brain injury’
By Paul Stone On April 10th, 2013
“This day was long overdue,” said former Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Bill Bergey. Bergey and many other former NFL players had been waiting for Tuesday to come for…
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By Paul Stone On April 9th, 2013
For parents, the recent heightened attention on concussions are a little bit more scary than the average person. Most non-athletes assume they can prevent head injuries, except in cases where…
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By Paul Stone On April 9th, 2013
New findings from an interdisciplinary team at the University of Buffalo may have a big impact for how we treat traumatic brain injury in the future. Currently, the main suggestion…
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By Paul Stone On April 8th, 2013
This week is an important one for the NFL and all of its future, current, and former players as a federal court in Philadelphia will decide whether the lawsuits by…
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By Paul Stone On April 8th, 2013
I had made a promise to myself that I wouldn’t write about any more apps coming out to help diagnose traumatic brain injury because the field is already becoming crowded…
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By Paul Stone On April 5th, 2013
We hear all the time about athletes hiding or living in denial of serious cases of TBI so that they can chase their dreams of athletic glory. We also know…
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By Paul Stone On April 4th, 2013
Lacrosse has become more and more popular in high schools and colleges across America through the last decade, though you probably haven’t noticed because of the lack of mainstream coverage.…
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By Paul Stone On April 4th, 2013
While the U.S. Army is trying to use oral devices to help treat traumatic brain injury, one team in New Zealand’s rugby league is using mouthguards to study concussions and…
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By Paul Stone On April 3rd, 2013
The past week has seen some pretty big shakeups in the lawsuits against the NFL by former players. Over 4,000 former athletes have filed lawsuits related to traumatic brain injury,…
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By Paul Stone On April 2nd, 2013
Slowly but surely we are finding out more about President Obama’s massive $100 million research initiative to better understand how the brain works, and the more they tell us, the…
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