Professional football gets underway tonight when the Packers take on the Bears, so get ready for another news cycle of how concussions and head trauma can have significant effects on long-term brain health. That’s the focus of today’s blog as well, because a recent study in the journal Science Translational Medicine shined the spotlight on […]
How Your Diet Can Affect Your Brain Health
Everyone wants to stay mentally fit as they age, but what’s the best way to do that? Is it by challenging yourself with the New York Times’ crossword puzzle on a daily basis, or by getting regular exercise? While mental stimulation and physical activity are both great ways of staying mentally fit, according to a […]
Scientists Diagnose CTE Markers In Living Patients
According to a team of researchers in Boston and Arizona, we may now be able to detect abnormal markers related to the brain condition chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in living adults. CTE is a unique condition in that it can only be diagnosed during an autopsy, so while we believe their may be indications of […]
The Most Common Sports For Head Injuries
Sports are a pastime for many kids and teens growing up, but athletic activity is also one of the most common ways that kids suffer injuries. Bumps and bruises are common during sports, but more severe injuries also occur despite our best efforts at prevention. Medical data shows that nearly 300,000 kids and teens are […]
The Link Between Sleep Deprivation and Pain
Sleep deprivation and chronic pain are two problems that nobody wants to deal with, but unfortunately they often go hand in hand. These two problems are often related because they both feed off one another. For example, people who develop chronic back pain often lose the ability to achieve restful sleep, and the restorative sleep […]
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