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Young Athletes With ADHD Take Longer to Recover After Concussion
Student athletes with ADHD take longer to return to the classroom and the playing field after suffering a concussion, new study finds.
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Think you can simply shake off a concussion without any professional help?
Think again, a recent study says.
People who forego concussion treatment can have lingering aftereffects that make them slow, sluggish and off-kilter, researchers ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 20, 2025
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Don’t drink and drive is a message the public has largely accepted.
Now how about don’t drink and scoot?
A quarter of people injured in electric scooter accidents were drunk or high when their mishap occurred, researchers recently reported in the journal The American Surgeon.
“I...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 2, 2025
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High school athletes with ADHD take longer to recover from a sport-related concussion, a new study says.
Those with a concussion took about 16% longer to return to the classroom and 17% longer to return to sports, compared to athletes without ADHD, researche...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 1, 2025
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When a child tumbles to the floor from a blow to the head, a parent's inner alarms should sound. The child may have a brain injury.
Here's what parents need to know:
What is a concussion?
A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) that results from a direct hit to the head, face or neck.
Concussions may or may not involve a loss of consci...
- Jeffrey Lo, MD, Attending Physician, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department, Boston Children's Hospital HealthDay Reporter
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- April 20, 2025
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Where a person lives can influence their recovery from a traumatic brain injury, a new study says.
Based on their neighborhood’s characteristics, people are less likely to receive home rehab visits or go to a rehab clinic following a concussi...
Concussion damage could linger in an athlete’s brain for at least a year, long after they’ve rejoined their sport, a new study says.
Concussed college athletes had brain changes that remained visible in brain scans up to a year afte...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 13, 2025
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Sleep is a critical component for concussion recovery among kids, a new study reports.
Limiting naps during the day and getting about seven hours of sleep each night in the first week after a concussion appears to speed up recuperation, researc...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 11, 2025
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A simple rule change for youth soccer dramatically reduced concussion risk among athletes, a new study says.
Banning or limiting headers -- plays where the head is used to pass or shoot the ball -- is linked to a nearly 26% reduction in soccer-...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 11, 2025
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Turns out, starting physical therapy earlier after a concussion may significantly improve recovery outcomes.
A new study published recently in the
Concussion-related brain damage can combine with a family history of mental illness to make some athletes and military personnel prone to aggression and violence in middle age, a new study says.
People with chronic traumatic encephalopath...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 2, 2024
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Bouncing a soccer ball off the head during play could be doing real damage to the brain, a new study suggests.
MRI brain scans of male and female soccer athletes suggests that lots of "heading" could damage areas of the brain already known to be linked to debilitating
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- A potentially important form of brain signaling appears to be affected whenever concussion strikes, according to new research involving high school football players.
“This study is important because it provides insight into both the mechanisms and the clinical implications of concussion in the maturing adolescent brain,” said study co-...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- November 26, 2024
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Women who’ve had concussions are more likely to suffer severe mental health problems following childbirth, a new study shows.
A history of concussion increased a new mother’s risk of severe mental illness by 25%, after adjusting for...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- November 4, 2024
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Maybe you've seen a cartoon character shake their head back and forth following a sharp blow -- clearing away whatever stars or birds are circling their noggins.
Turns out, that same move might help coaches and physical trainers identify a concussi...
Depression can make it tougher for athletes to recover from a concussion, and vice versa, a new study finds.
Student athletes who have both concussion and depression have significantly worse symptoms for both conditions, researchers reported re...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 18, 2024
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Brain damage that veterans suffered from flying shrapnel has provided a major clue that could lead to better treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study says.
Veterans who suffered shrapnel damage connected to their amygdala, the fear center of the brain, were less likely to develop PTSD, researchers reported Sept. 24 in the journal
Green Bay Packers legend and NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Favre, 54, made the announcement while testifying to Congress on his potential misuse of taxpayer funds.
The former quarterback has been presenting testimony in Washington to the House Ways and Means Committee, following accusations that he used politica...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- September 24, 2024
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One in three former NFL players believe they have football-related brain damage that’s doing untold harm to their lives, a new study finds.
Unfortunately, their fears might be harming their mental health on top of whatever risks they face from
Newfangled designs intended to make football helmets more protective have overlooked one key component, a new study suggests.
Nearly a third of concussions in pro football involve impacts to the facemask, a part of the helmet that has remained ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- September 16, 2024
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Natural grass playing fields pose a greater concussion risk for young football players than artificial turf, a new study shows.
Athletes who sustained a concussion on grass reported more than 10 symptoms, on average, compared with about six for...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- August 14, 2024
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Three out of four police officers have experienced at least one concussion, increasing their risk of mental health issues, a new study suggests.
About 74% of Ohio law enforcement officers had suffered one or more head injuries during their life...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- August 5, 2024
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Alix Popham played in two rugby World Cups and won a Six Nations Grand Slam before retiring in 2011 as a professional in the rough-and-tumble game.
By 2020, he had already been diagnosed with early onset dementia and probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disabling brain dis...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- July 18, 2024
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Autopsies of deceased boxers and pro football players have long confirmed that repeat head injuries can lead to a devastating brain condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
Now, research supports the notion that contact sports can also raise the odds for a Parkinson's-like disease, called parkinsonism, in athletes already affected by CTE.
In the new study, "subject...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- July 17, 2024
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A test used to gauge whether a college athlete has suffered a concussion is right only half the time and may be useless, new research finds.
The test used by the NCAA, which oversees college sports, measures an athlete's cognitive skills, and is one of three tests (symptoms and balance tests being the other two) that doctors use to identify concussion.
"If you don't do well on the ...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- June 11, 2024
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The first all-civilian space mission is shedding light on the potential health risks facing private astronauts.
The takeaway: Short-duration spaceflights appear to pose none that are significant.
The study sample was small -- four people who spent three days in low-earth orbit (LEO) on the 2021 Inspiration4 mission.
But it lays the groundwork for an open biomedical datab...
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
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- June 11, 2024
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About one in eight U.S. seniors will be treated for a traumatic brain injury, typically during a fall, a new study finds.
Medicare data shows that about 13% of seniors suffered a severe concussion during an average follow-up period of 18 years, researchers report.
Although these injuries...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 31, 2024
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Near-infrared light pulsing into a person's skull appears to boost healing in patients with a severe concussion, a new study finds.
Patients who wore a helmet emitting near-infrared light displayed a greater change in connectivity between seven...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 29, 2024
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Soldiers can suffer brain injury if they are repeatedly exposed to explosive blasts, a new study shows.
Further, the more frequently a soldier is exposed to explosions, the greater their risk for brain injury, researchers reported April 22 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Based on this, researchers intend to develop a diagnostic test to detect blast b...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- April 23, 2024
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When a soldier is rushed to medical care following a blast or other injury to the head, time is crucial in deciding just how extensive that injury is.
Now, the U.S. Army has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a bedside whole blood test that can answer that question in about 15 minutes.
Prior tests relied on blood plasma or serum, and that meant sending ...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- April 3, 2024
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Combat veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries due to explosive blasts may have markers in their spinal fluid similar to those of Alzheimer's disease, new research finds.
"Previous research has shown that moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries may increase a person's risk of Alzheimer's disease," said senior study author
Kids struggling with mental health problems have a tougher time recovering from a concussion, a new study finds.
These troubled kids tend to have more emotional symptoms after concussion and take longer to fully recover, results show.
In ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 11, 2024
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New technology might soon allow men in same-sex relationships to have a child genetically related to both dads, researchers say.
The technology uses skin cells from one person to alter the genetics of a donated egg, researchers reported March 8 in the journal Science Advances.
That egg can then be fertilized b...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 11, 2024
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The perpetrator of a mass shooting in Maine last fall had extensive brain damage from "thousands of low-level blasts" tied to his work at an Army Reserve hand grenade training range, a new report shows.
On Oct. 25, Robert Card, 40, killed 18 and injured another 13 in a deadly rampage in the town of Lewiston after opening fire in a bowling alley and then a restaurant.
After a two-da...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- March 7, 2024
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Folks who've suffered a concussion and then develop headaches show iron accumulation in their brains, new research discovers.
Excess brain iron stores are a hallmark of damage, noted a team led by Simona Nikolova, of the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. The team is slated to present the results in April at the an...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- March 6, 2024
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A mental workout can speed teens' recovery from a concussion, especially if it takes place in the classroom.
New research shows that returning to school early after a concussion and limiting screen time help symptoms resolve sooner.
"Children and teens should be encouraged to get back to their routines and take part in activities like clubs, jobs and homework after experiencing conc...
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
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- February 14, 2024
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It's long been thought that it takes more time for a woman to recover from a concussion than a man.
But a new national study of U.S. college athletes refutes that notion, finding that women and men recover from sports-related head injuries at about the same pace.
Recovery patterns for both genders were similar on tests of brain function, concussion symptoms, mental health, and balan...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- January 26, 2024
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Stroke patients often suffer from "spatial neglect" -- an inability to see things on the side of the body opposite to where the brain injury occurred.
Now, new research suggests that spatial neglect can also affect folks who've had a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
The study makes clear that screening for spatial neglect "is warranted in TBI rehabilitation as well as in stroke rehabil...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- December 28, 2023
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Head injuries related to football might be tied to markers of dementia like brain shrinkage and decreased blood flow to the brain, a new study of former pro and college players reports.
The study looked at signs of injury to the brain's white matter, called white matter hyperintensities.
These are caused by red...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 21, 2023
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Games like football, soccer and rugby come to mind when thinking about sports-related concussions.
But a smashing tennis shot could cause a traumatic brain injury if the ball whacks a player's head, a new study argues.
Concussions can happen if a tennis ball traveling faster than 89 miles per hour hits someone on the head, researchers report.
The average serve speed in profess...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 7, 2023
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Gina Arata had a bright future, wrapping up college and preparing for law school, when a 2001 car wreck left her with lasting brain damage.
After her recovery, Arata wound up taking a job sorting mail, but struggled even in that.
"I couldn't remember anything,"said Arata, who lives in Modesto with her parents. "My left foot dropped, so I'd trip over things all the time. I was always...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 4, 2023
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The repeat head injuries suffered by football players, boxers and other athletes appear to affect brain health long after players have given up their sport.
New research from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore could explain why: The persistence in the brain of inflammation tied to the original injury or injuries.
"The findings show that participating in repeated collision sports ...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- December 1, 2023
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Evidence that soccer heading -- where players use their heads to strike a ball -- is dangerous continues to mount.
Research to be presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago on Tuesday points to a measurable decline in brain structure and function as a result of the practice.
"There is enormous worldwide concern for brain injury in general...
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
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- November 28, 2023
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Four of every 10 American seniors who suffer a fall and end up in the ER with head trauma get no follow-up care once they go home, a new study finds.
"Only 59 percent of our study subjects had follow-up with their [health care] provider," study senior author Dr. Richard Shih said. He's professor of emergency medicine at Fl...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- November 22, 2023
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A year after suffering a concussion, teens, especially boys, are more likely than their peers to think about, plan and even attempt suicide, new research finds.
With more concussions, the risk grows.
Teen boys who reported two or more concussions in the past year were two times more likely to report a suicide attempt than those who had one concussion. Girls' odds for suicidal behavi...
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
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- November 21, 2023
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Use of steroids among high school athletes is a continuing problem, and now new research finds these youths are also more likely to suffer a concussion while they play.
The study was published Oct. 20 in the Journal of Osteopathic ...
Women are more likely to develop depression after suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI), a new study shows.
The analysis of nine published studies included nearly 700,000 people and found that the risk for depression among women after a TBI was nearly 50% higher than it is for men.
"Depression is a known risk factor for poor recovery after TBI," said lead researcher
Former pro football players with symptoms of depression or anxiety are far more likely to receive an unverifiable diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) than players without those mental health conditions, a new study reports.
Players with depression are 9.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with CTE, while players with both depression and anxiety are 12 times more likely, th...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 6, 2023
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While the neurological impact of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) has long been studied, new research suggests TBIs are also hard on the heart.
The research team took a closer look at connections between the two organs, finding that nervous system dysfunction, neuro-inflammation, changes in the brain-gut connection and post-injury health issues may increase risk of both cardiovascular and ...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- September 22, 2023
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Any head injury -- even a mild one -- raises a person's risk of later having an ischemic stroke.
Having multiple injuries increases that risk, even more so than the severity of a single traumatic brain injury (TBI), researchers report.
"Our study found that those who experience two or more head injuries, including even mild head injuries, are at higher risk of subsequent ischemic s...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- September 13, 2023
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Your thinking and memory skills may take a hit decades after recovering from a concussion, a new study indicates.
Scientists who studied male twins, from an average age of 67, found that earlier concussions were tied to lower scores on tests of thinking and memory. These men also had a more rapid decline in their cognitive skills -- skills needed for reasoning and the acquisition of...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- September 7, 2023
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