LearningRx1 football | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 2

Youth football players show brain changes after just one season...

Jan 4, 2017 by

Researchers have identified white matter changes in the brains of kids after head impacts in just one season of playing football—even when there was no diagnosis of concussion....

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Concussion can now be diagnosed with 95% specificity

Dec 21, 2016 by

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers have shown that the I-Portal Neuro Otologic Test can diagnose concussions with 95% specificity and 89% sensitivity....

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More than 40% of retired NFL players have brain injury

Jun 1, 2016 by

Research presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting indicates that more than 40% of retired NFL players have brain injury....

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Assessment tool helps predict risk of post-concussion symptoms in kids...

Apr 14, 2016 by

A clinic risk score is better at predicting future persistent post-concussion symptoms than physician judgment....

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Formula predicts which NFL players risk brain damage

Mar 28, 2016 by

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have developed a formula to predict which NFL players will suffer brain damage decades after they retire by looking at their history of concussions, job history, reading ability and general life...

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Drugs shows promise for reducing inflammation caused by TBI

Mar 3, 2016 by

An experimental drug called MW151 appears to suppress levels of a pro-inflammatory cytokine, which reduces inflammation without interfering with the brain’s repair process....

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