All posts tagged 'brain disease'

George Koonce and Michael McCrea discuss concussions

Posted on January 30th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

  Former Green Bay Packers linebacker George Koonce joined experts with the Medical College of Wisconsin for a panel held at  Marquette University focusing on concussions and their impact on athletes. “I know when I played, a lot of coaches, administrators and players looked at it as being soft – because..
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Pioneer Brain Surgeon’s Brain Collection Wins Display At Yale

Posted on August 24th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Dr. Harvey Cushing was one of America’s first neurosurgeons, a pioneer. He collected hundreds of diseased brains, stored in jars, as part of his research. And that important collection, which demonstrates the rise of neurosurgery, is now ensconced at Yale University. But that important scientific collection was almost lost, according to a story in the..
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