Signs of brain shrinkage seen in soccer players
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NEW YORK  - College-age soccer players may show some degree of brain-tissue shrinkage, a small study has found -- adding to evidence that the sport carries a risk of long-term brain injury.
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A mechanism in the brain may explain why some people keep their cool and others crumble under stress, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Most of America's weekend-warrior athletes know the bitter truth about their personal skill levels: They're getting slower, weaker, and creakier every year and no new gizmo will reverse that.
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NEW YORK  - Some knee injuries appear to  cause years of pain and increase the risk of arthritis among  female soccer players, a new study shows.
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As concern grows among former N.F.L. players about the impact of football on health, the medical community is working to gather more information on the problem.
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Athletes with a history of concussion are at risk of suffering lasting symptoms the next time they take a blow to the head, according to a study published Monday.
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Volunteers show marked improvement in verbal skills after a research team runs a weak current through their foreheads. The researchers say it could lead to innovative therapies for patients with brain injuries. By Amit Asaravala.
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New research suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder may be linked to concussions suffered in battle
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NEW YORK  - A computer-based test of mental   and neurological functioning can help determine whether young   athletes have suffered a concussion from a sports-related   injury, a new study shows.
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Wayne Chrebet&#39;s role in the passing game appears to be shrinking, but he&#39;s not complaining. After what he endured last year - the living hell of post-concussion syndrome - he&#39;s going to skip the whine and just smell the roses.
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Ted Johnson is among a growing number of former N.F.L. players who are questioning whether their serious health issues are related to injuries they sustained on the field.
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Cocaine users' brains have a different structure that could affect their judgement, a study suggests.
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New research supports the hypothesis that during sleep, the connections between neurons weaken.
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Exercise boosts brainpower by building new brain cells in a brain region linked with memory and memory loss, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Some athletes are predisposed, genetically hard-wired, to draw attention, one way or another.
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One in 60 older people may be walking around with benign brain tumors and don't know it. Even more may have bulging blood vessels in the head that could burst. These results come from a surprising new Dutch study that finds brain abnormalities are not all that uncommon.
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Chronic back pain can shrink the gray matter in your brain by as much as 11 percent in one year, the same amount of brain density that&#39;s lost in 10 to 20 years of normal aging, says a Northwestern University study.