This week legislation was introduced in Washington that calls for improvements in sports-equipment safety standards and a crackdown on false advertising regarding such gear. It’s great news. U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and John D. “Jay” Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Wednesday..
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Indiana Pacers player George Hill made headlines last week when he became the first NBA player to miss a post-season game because of the league’s new concussion rules, as The New York Times wrote. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/sports/basketball/concussion-protocols-loom-large-after-injury-to-pacers-george-hill.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 The basketball league’s protocols for concussions were put in effect in September 2011, and mandate..
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Here is something that shouldn’t come as a surprise: People in the military who suffer more than one mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) face a significantly higher risk of suicide — throughout their lives! That’s the finding of new research by the National Center for Veterans Studies at the University..
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It always astounds me how much research is ongoing on the brain – and yet how little we still know about it. Here is the latest science from UCLA. “When the brain’s primary ‘learning center’ is damaged, complex new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function,” or so..
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There has already been research that links obesity to a bigger risk for dementia as one ages. And data recently presented at the European Congress on Obesity projected that dementia will skyrocket in Great Britain if obesity rates stay the same, according to BBC Health News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22479049 Don’t expect things..
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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ took a line drive to the head Tuesday night — and didn’t get a concussion. He suffered a fracture behind his right ear, that’s all, miraculously. But the incident resurrected talk about ways to protect pitchers’ noggins when a well-hit baseball, with the power..
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A new application of an existing medical imaging technology could help predict long-term damage in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a new University of California San Francisco study. http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2013/05/105821/imaging-technique-could-help-traumatic-brain-injury-patients Researchers analyzed brain scans using applied rapid automated resting state magnetoencephalography (MEG) imaging, which maps brain activity by..
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In yet more disappointing news regarding a potential Alzheimer’s-disease cure, Baxter International Inc. this week said it will abandon late-stage trials of the drug Gammagard after it didn’t succeed in improving cognitive decline in patients. The Deerfield, Ill.-based drug maker issued a press release Monday on the results of it..
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Ricardo Portillo is just the second official in the United States reported to have died due to referee assault, The New York Times said Tuesday. But I have a feeling he may not be the last. The Times did an opus on the tragic story of Ricardo Portillo, 46, who..
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I’ve read a lot of stories about the mental deterioration and psychological anguish that ex-NFL players suffer from the brain injuries they sustained during their careers. And one of the best ones I’ve seen is a recent story about former tackle Kyle Turley by The San Diego Union-Tribune. In the..
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The Food and Drug Administration has classified the recall of a deep brain stimulation device (DBS) as Class I, meaning that the agency believes there is “a reasonable probability” that the use of the product “will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.” http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm350691.htm In an interesting twist, in response..
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Our brains, both their visual and non-visual areas, mobilize and work in tandem when we try to spot a lost item – be it a contact lens on a bathroom floor or a key in grass on a lawn. At least, that what a recent study by scientists at the..
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What do you do when a soccer referee gives you a warning about your unsportsmanlike behavior? You punch him in the head. At least that’s what one 17-year-old did Saturday during a game in Taylorsville, Utah, according to the Deseret News of Salt Lake City. Now the referee is in..
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The Wall Street Journal had a great story last weekend written by Dr. Adrian Raine, a professor of criminology and psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of a new book, “The Anatomy of Violence: The Biological Roots of Crime.” http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-221713/ Raine starts out the piece by talking..
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Those who have suffered traumatic brain injury (TBI) face daunting challenges on many fronts, physical and mental. And unfortunately, sexual dysfunction often becomes an issue in the aftermath of brain damage, according to a new study. The website Health Day did a story Monday on the sexual problems that can..
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Props to Matt Calkins, a sports columnist for the The San Diego Union-Tribune, for his recent writing on brain injuries and sports. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/apr/28/tp-no-soft-soap-lets-call-brain-injuries-exactly/ In his column Sunday, Calkins essentially said that people — team officials, athletes, the press — should call a spade a spade. The injuries that have plagued..
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Here’s a provocative question: Did Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev sustain brain damage during his amateur boxing days that prompted his horrific actions? Two co-founders of the Center for the Study of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy at Boston University are calling for special tests to be performed on Tsarnaev’s brain..
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The National Football League Alumni Association (NFLAA) and Neuralstem Inc. are working together to develop a trial using one of the company’s drugs to treat retired football players suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBI). In a press release Wednesday, the two announced that the trial would incorporate NSI-189, the lead..
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The production of certain brain cells, called astrocytes, thought to be an impediment to healing may actually be needed to staunch bleeding and foster repair after a stroke or head trauma, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. Duke issued a press release on the results of the study, which was..
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Hospitals are increasingly using hypothermia treatment, a cooling method, to prevent newborns suspected of brain damage from suffering permanent injury, according to The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324504704578410483353736480.html Infants who aren’t breathing when they are born are at risk of suffering brain damage due to the lack of oxygen to that..
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In a feat that almost sounds like science fiction, researchers at Stanford University have found a way to render a mouse brain transparent, making it easier to study the complex organ. On Wednesday Stanford announced the news about the process it calls CLARITY, which it claimed “ushers in an entirely..
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Lawyers for the National Football League and for the 4,000 players suing it over the issue of brain damage faced off in court Tuesday in Philadelphia. They argued before a federal judge who will decide if the litigation should be dismissed. The players’ lawyer, David Frederick, got the best sound..
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Some people say that there’s an app for everything and maybe it’s true, because now there’s one for brain injury survivors. This new iPhone app is called It’s Done!, and its purpose is to help the brain injured recall whether they have remembered to do life-saving tasks such as turning..
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Today a federal judge in Philadelphia will conduct a hearing on whether roughly 200 concussion lawsuits filed against the NFL on behalf of more than 4,000 former, current and deceased players should be dismissed, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/sports/football/nfl-and-retired-players-in-court-over-concussions-and-other-head-trauma-cases.html?adxnnl=1&src=recg&adxnnlx=1365480599-XOXgq2zzXWBkhjH1UqK73Q The action will be heard by U.S. District Court..
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Multiple sclerosis, another brain and nerve disease without a cure, has claimed the life of someone who was once America’s sweetheart. Singer-actress Annette Funicello succumbed to complications of MS on Monday, at age 70, in California. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/09/movies/annette-funicello-mouseketeer-dies-at-70.html?hp&_r=1& According to People magazine, Funicello had been in a coma and on life..
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Several thousand current and ex-NFL players are suing the league over what they claim is the permanent brain damage they suffered while playing. Now the family of a deceased NHL player has filed a similar lawsuit against the hockey league, according to The New York Times. New York Rangers Derek..
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