Teen fights can destroy IQ to the equivalent of an entire year of school...
For girls, it only takes one fight! A fight-related injury resulted in a 1.62 IQ point drop for boys, and 3.02 IQ point drop for girls....
read moreSports medicine physician says kids shouldn’t play football...
Dr. Pietro Tonino of Loyal University Medical Center is advising parents not to let their kids play high school. He says it’s just not worth the risks – especially long-term consequences of injuries sustained even during youth. Compared to...
read moreA new way to predict long-term success in college?
New research out of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Rice University suggests that a combination of AP exam results, personality traits and standard admission practices may give the most accurate prediction of whether someone will succeed in college...
read moreChildren with TBI more likely to be disabled if they have ADHD too...
Children who experience a mild traumatic brain injury are more likely to be moderately disabled if they also have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Other factors, such as age, sex, hospital length of stay, mechanisms of injury, etc. were controlled...
read more1 in 5 students (in 7th-12th grade) have had a TBI
The statistic is astounding: 1 in 5 students in 7th through 12th grade (in Ontario) have experienced a traumatic brain injury at some point in their life. Soccer and ice hockey accounted for more than half the injuries....
read moreYoung adults who take Omega-3s have better memory
Healthy young adults can improve working memory by taking a daily supplement of Omega-3 fatty acids – even young adults who are already high functioning....
read moreOnly one gender-related difference in sports concussions
A study of high school soccer players has found no gender-related differences in sports-related concussions. The only difference was that females reported more symptoms post-concussion, though there were no significant differences in their neurocognitive scores....
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