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Women who’ve had concussions are more likely to suffer severe mental health problems following childbirth, a new study shows.

A history of concussion increased a new mother’s risk of severe mental illness by 25%, after adjusting for...

Maybe you've seen a cartoon character shake their head back and forth following a sharp blow -- clearing away whatever stars or birds are circling their noggins.

Turns out, that same move might help coaches and physical trainers identify a concussi...

Depression can make it tougher for athletes to recover from a concussion, and vice versa, a new study finds.

Student athletes who have both concussion and depression have significantly worse symptoms for both conditions, researchers reported re...

Brain damage that veterans suffered from flying shrapnel has provided a major clue that could lead to better treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study says.

Veterans who suffered shrapnel damage connected to their amygdala, the fear center of the brain, were less likely to develop PTSD, researchers reported Sept. 24 in the journal

  • Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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  • September 26, 2024
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    • Green Bay Packers legend and NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

    Favre, 54, made the announcement while testifying to Congress on his potential misuse of taxpayer funds.

    The former quarterback has been presenting testimony in Washington to the House Ways and Means Committee, following accusations that he used politica...

    One in three former NFL players believe they have football-related brain damage that’s doing untold harm to their lives, a new study finds.

    Unfortunately, their fears might be harming their mental health on top of whatever risks they face from

  • Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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  • September 23, 2024
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    • Newfangled designs intended to make football helmets more protective have overlooked one key component, a new study suggests.

    Nearly a third of concussions in pro football involve impacts to the facemask, a part of the helmet that has remained ...

    Natural grass playing fields pose a greater concussion risk for young football players than artificial turf, a new study shows.

    Athletes who sustained a concussion on grass reported more than 10 symptoms, on average, compared with about six for...

    Three out of four police officers have experienced at least one concussion, increasing their risk of mental health issues, a new study suggests.

    About 74% of Ohio law enforcement officers had suffered one or more head injuries during their life...

    Alix Popham played in two rugby World Cups and won a Six Nations Grand Slam before retiring in 2011 as a professional in the rough-and-tumble game.

    By 2020, he had already been diagnosed with early onset dementia and probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disabling brain dis...

    Autopsies of deceased boxers and pro football players have long confirmed that repeat head injuries can lead to a devastating brain condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

    Now, research supports the notion that contact sports can also raise the odds for a Parkinson's-like disease, called parkinsonism, in athletes already affected by CTE.

    In the new study, "subject...

    A test used to gauge whether a college athlete has suffered a concussion is right only half the time and may be useless, new research finds.

    The test used by the NCAA, which oversees college sports, measures an athlete's cognitive skills, and is one of three tests (symptoms and balance tests being the other two) that doctors use to identify concussion.

    "If you don't do well on the ...

    The first all-civilian space mission is shedding light on the potential health risks facing private astronauts.

    The takeaway: Short-duration spaceflights appear to pose none that are significant.

    The study sample was small -- four people who spent three days in low-earth orbit (LEO) on the 2021 Inspiration4 mission. 

    But it lays the groundwork for an open biomedical datab...

    About one in eight U.S. seniors will be treated for a traumatic brain injury, typically during a fall, a new study finds.

    Medicare data shows that about 13% of seniors suffered a severe concussion during an average follow-up period of 18 years, researchers report.

    Although these injuries...

    Near-infrared light pulsing into a person's skull appears to boost healing in patients with a severe concussion, a new study finds.

    Patients who wore a helmet emitting near-infrared light displayed a greater change in connectivity between seven...

    Soldiers can suffer brain injury if they are repeatedly exposed to explosive blasts, a new study shows.

    Further, the more frequently a soldier is exposed to explosions, the greater their risk for brain injury, researchers reported April 22 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

    Based on this, researchers intend to develop a diagnostic test to detect blast b...

    When a soldier is rushed to medical care following a blast or other injury to the head, time is crucial in deciding just how extensive that injury is.

    Now, the U.S. Army has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a bedside whole blood test that can answer that question in about 15 minutes.

    Prior tests relied on blood plasma or serum, and that meant sending ...

    Combat veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries due to explosive blasts may have markers in their spinal fluid similar to those of Alzheimer's disease, new research finds.

    "Previous research has shown that moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries may increase a person's risk of Alzheimer's disease," said senior study author

  • Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
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  • March 14, 2024
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    • Kids struggling with mental health problems have a tougher time recovering from a concussion, a new study finds.

    These troubled kids tend to have more emotional symptoms after concussion and take longer to fully recover, results show.

    In ...

    New technology might soon allow men in same-sex relationships to have a child genetically related to both dads, researchers say.

    The technology uses skin cells from one person to alter the genetics of a donated egg, researchers reported March 8 in the journal Science Advances.

    That egg can then be fertilized b...

    The perpetrator of a mass shooting in Maine last fall had extensive brain damage from "thousands of low-level blasts" tied to his work at an Army Reserve hand grenade training range, a new report shows.

    On Oct. 25, Robert Card, 40, killed 18 and injured another 13 in a deadly rampage in the town of Lewiston after opening fire in a bowling alley and then a restaurant.

    After a two-da...

    Folks who've suffered a concussion and then develop headaches show iron accumulation in their brains, new research discovers.

    Excess brain iron stores are a hallmark of damage, noted a team led by Simona Nikolova, of the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. The team is slated to present the results in April at the an...

    A mental workout can speed teens' recovery from a concussion, especially if it takes place in the classroom.

    New research shows that returning to school early after a concussion and limiting screen time help symptoms resolve sooner.

    "Children and teens should be encouraged to get back to their routines and take part in activities like clubs, jobs and homework after experiencing conc...

    It's long been thought that it takes more time for a woman to recover from a concussion than a man.

    But a new national study of U.S. college athletes refutes that notion, finding that women and men recover from sports-related head injuries at about the same pace.

    Recovery patterns for both genders were similar on tests of brain function, concussion symptoms, mental health, and balan...

    Stroke patients often suffer from "spatial neglect" -- an inability to see things on the side of the body opposite to where the brain injury occurred.

    Now, new research suggests that spatial neglect can also affect folks who've had a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

    The study makes clear that screening for spatial neglect "is warranted in TBI rehabilitation as well as in stroke rehabil...

    Head injuries related to football might be tied to markers of dementia like brain shrinkage and decreased blood flow to the brain, a new study of former pro and college players reports.

    The study looked at signs of injury to the brain's white matter, called white matter hyperintensities.

    These are caused by red...

    Games like football, soccer and rugby come to mind when thinking about sports-related concussions.

    But a smashing tennis shot could cause a traumatic brain injury if the ball whacks a player's head, a new study argues.

    Concussions can happen if a tennis ball traveling faster than 89 miles per hour hits someone on the head, researchers report.

    The average serve speed in profess...

    Gina Arata had a bright future, wrapping up college and preparing for law school, when a 2001 car wreck left her with lasting brain damage.

    After her recovery, Arata wound up taking a job sorting mail, but struggled even in that.

    "I couldn't remember anything,"said Arata, who lives in Modesto with her parents. "My left foot dropped, so I'd trip over things all the time. I was always...

    The repeat head injuries suffered by football players, boxers and other athletes appear to affect brain health long after players have given up their sport.

    New research from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore could explain why: The persistence in the brain of inflammation tied to the original injury or injuries.

    "The findings show that participating in repeated collision sports ...

    Evidence that soccer heading -- where players use their heads to strike a ball -- is dangerous continues to mount.

    Research to be presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago on Tuesday points to a measurable decline in brain structure and function as a result of the practice.

    "There is enormous worldwide concern for brain injury in general...

    Four of every 10 American seniors who suffer a fall and end up in the ER with head trauma get no follow-up care once they go home, a new study finds.

    "Only 59 percent of our study subjects had follow-up with their [health care] provider," study senior author Dr. Richard Shih said. He's professor of emergency medicine at Fl...

    A year after suffering a concussion, teens, especially boys, are more likely than their peers to think about, plan and even attempt suicide, new research finds.

    With more concussions, the risk grows.

    Teen boys who reported two or more concussions in the past year were two times more likely to report a suicide attempt than those who had one concussion. Girls' odds for suicidal behavi...

    Use of steroids among high school athletes is a continuing problem, and now new research finds these youths are also more likely to suffer a concussion while they play.

    The study was published Oct. 20 in the Journal of Osteopathic ...

    Women are more likely to develop depression after suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI), a new study shows.

    The analysis of nine published studies included nearly 700,000 people and found that the risk for depression among women after a TBI was nearly 50% higher than it is for men.

    "Depression is a known risk factor for poor recovery after TBI," said lead researcher

  • Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
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  • October 17, 2023
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    • Former pro football players with symptoms of depression or anxiety are far more likely to receive an unverifiable diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) than players without those mental health conditions, a new study reports.

    Players with depression are 9.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with CTE, while players with both depression and anxiety are 12 times more likely, th...

    While the neurological impact of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) has long been studied, new research suggests TBIs are also hard on the heart.

    The research team took a closer look at connections between the two organs, finding that nervous system dysfunction, neuro-inflammation, changes in the brain-gut connection and post-injury health issues may increase risk of both cardiovascular and ...

    Any head injury -- even a mild one -- raises a person's risk of later having an ischemic stroke.

    Having multiple injuries increases that risk, even more so than the severity of a single traumatic brain injury (TBI), researchers report.

    "Our study found that those who experience two or more head injuries, including even mild head injuries, are at higher risk of subsequent ischemic s...

    Your thinking and memory skills may take a hit decades after recovering from a concussion, a new study indicates.

    Scientists who studied male twins, from an average age of 67, found that earlier concussions were tied to lower scores on tests of thinking and memory. These men also had a more rapid decline in their cognitive skills -- skills needed for reasoning and the acquisition of...

    The two "freezing" episodes that Sen. Mitch McConnell experienced recently weren't strokes or seizures, the Capitol physician said in a new letter released Tuesday.

    "My examination of you following your August 30, 2023, brief episode included several medical evaluations: brain MRI imaging, EEG study and consultations w...

    After Sen. Republican Leader Mitch McConnell froze for the second time during a Wednesday briefing in Kentucky, Congress' attending physician has cleared him to continue working.

  • Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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  • September 1, 2023
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    • The degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) may be striking some at much younger ages than thought possible: New research has uncovered early signs of the condition in amateur athletes who died young after playing contact sports.

    The troubling finding was discovered during the brain autopsies of 152 athletes. All had engaged in the type of sports, such a...

    Suicide has become an urgent issue among American military veterans, with rates increasing by more than 10 times in nearly two decades, a new study reveals.

    "Suicide rates for post-9/11 veterans have steadily increased over the last 15 years and at a much faster pace than the total U.S. population, and post-9/11 veterans with TBI [traumatic brain injuries] have a significantly higher suic...

    The link between pro football and the risk for a neurodegenerative disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is well known, and now a new study suggests that football may also up the risk for Parkinson's disease, even among past high school and college players.

    "Parkinson's disease has been commonly reported in boxers, but we have not explored this link in great detail in foot...

    If your child has ever taken a knock to the head on the playing field, a new study has some reassuring news: There's no evidence that a concussion shaves points from a kid's IQ.

    Researchers found that compared with children and teens who'd suffered broken bones or sprained ankles, those with a recent concussion did just as well on IQ tests up to three months after the head injury.

    T...

    Depression that arises after a head injury may be its own distinct condition -- one that differs from traditional major depressive disorder, a new study suggests.

    Researchers found that people with post-concussion depression showed a unique pattern of activity in the brain circuitry involved in depression. This "picture" was different from depression unrelated to a head injury, and differ...

    Heather Anderson, a star Australian rules football player who died last November, is the first female professional athlete to be diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

    "She is the first female athlete diagnosed with CTE, but she will not be the last," researchers wrote in a paper published Friday. Anderson was 28 when she died from what was believed to be suicide.
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    Autopsy is currently the only way to definitively diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease often seen in athletes who've suffered repeated blows to the head.

    But there may be a way to predict which athletes are likely to develop CTE, researchers report June 28 in the journal Neurology.

    They outline criteria for a condition called traumat...

    Obesity is a known contributor to a host of health risks ranging from diabetes to cancer, but new research suggests it may also delay recovery from a mild traumatic brain injury.

    Why? The systemic inflammation that being obese can cause in the body may be a driving factor, according to researchers.

    "This is a very understudied population related to obesity impacting outcomes,"said l...

    The number and strength of head impacts, not concussions, cause degenerative brain injuries to football players, a new study suggests.

    That's what appears to drive the growing number of cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), researchers say.

    Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a progressive and fatal brain disease associated with repeated traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). I...

    A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have long-term effects, much like a chronic condition, a new study says.

    Looking at hundreds of patients, researchers found that problems related to traumatic brain injuries can last for years, with people improving and declining at different time points. These problems encompassed memory, thinking and everyday functioning.

    "TBI is essentially a ...

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