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Fifty National Football League (NFL) veterans will participate in a locally-based study to investigate the long-term impact of playing football on the brain. Novi, Michigan (May 10th)-Fifty National Football League (NFL) veterans will participate in a locally-based study to investigate the long-term impact of playing football on the brain. The study will be led by [...]
5/10/2012- Even mild head injuries can cause significant abnormalities in brain function that last for several days, which may explain the neurological symptoms experienced by some individuals who have experienced a head injury associated with sports, accidents or combat, according to a study by Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers. These findings, published in [...]
ST LANSING, Mich. (May8th)— New research out of Michigan State University reveals female athletes and younger athletes take longer to recover from concussions, findings that call for physicians and athletic trainers to take sex and age into account when dealing with the injury. The study, led by Tracey Covassin of MSU’s Department of Kinesiology, found [...]
Many thanks to John Thier at Eventing Nation for allowing us to republish his coverage of the USEA Convention. Eventing Nation has been supportive of the Riders4Helmets campaign since its inception. Dr. Dave Halstead was the first speaker in the “Latest in Eventing Safety” forum on Friday afternoon, which was sponsored by Point Two. Dr. [...]
