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This combination of photos provided by Boston University shows sections from a normal brain, top, and from the brain of former University of Texas football player Greg Ploetz, bottom, in stage IV of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. According to a report released on July 25 by the Journal of the American Medical Association, research on 202 former football players found evidence of a brain disease linked to repeated head blows in nearly all of them, from athletes in the National Football League, college and even high school. (Photo: AP)

Untreated concussions could be serious, don’t ignore it

Zavorsky went on to detail how this not only affects children’s health but also their learning.

01 Aug 2017 12:05 AM

Returning to play too early, before the brain has healed, increases an athlete's risk of long-term physical and cognitive problems. (Photo: Pixabay)

Brain protein may predict recovery time after concussion

The brain protein tau will help determine how long a sportsman will take to recover

07 Jan 2017 3:35 PM

Katherine Snedaker (left) discusses youth concussions with Denise Cesareo, a member of the Connecticut Commission on Women. (Photo: AP)

More concussion research needed for women

Some studies show females suffer more concussions than males when playing similar sports.

03 Jan 2017 2:31 AM


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