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A look at the physiology of the older pugilist.
A mother provides ‘kangaroo care’ for her premature baby in a paediatric ward in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
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Preterm babies born after 28 weeks can often survive with relatively simple medical care. Here is how.
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There have only been around 200 reported cases of foreign accent syndrome since it was first reported in 1907.
Hailey Bieber experienced a ‘mini-stroke’, aged 25.
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Kid Cudi and Hailey Bieber are among the growing proportion of stroke victims who are under 45.
Approximately 10% of people will experience at least one seizure during their lifetime.
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Because some seizures are relatively subtle, they can go unrecognized, leading to a delay in diagnosis.
Aphasia is a language disorder that affects about 30 per cent of stroke patients.
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Across Canada and the United States, more than two million people are living with aphasia and its language and communication challenges.
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Many long COVID sufferers are reporting having ‘brain fog’, where they can’t concentrate as well as they used to.
A lead pipe (left) seen through a hole in the kitchen ceiling in the home of Desmond Odom, in Newark, New Jersey.
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President Biden has proposed spending $45 billion to replace every lead water pipe and service line in the nation. A public health expert explains why he sees this as a worthwhile investment.
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Thankfully treatment has moved on from the cold sponge of the amateur era. But brain damage continues to be a serious risk in many sports.
Even drinking fewer than 14 units of alcohol a week was damaging.
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Drinking at “safe” levels was shown to reduce the amount of a person’s total brain tissue.
fNIRS can be done at a patient’s bedside.
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By imagining a unique scenario to answer “yes” or “no” questions, this research could potentially be used to communicate with locked-in patients.
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New research reveals that routine sparring can have immediate effects on the brain, putting athletes at greater risk of injury when brain-muscle communication is impaired.
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People with damaged frontal lobes often need help with daily life. The problem is, they think they’re fine.
Brain damage linked to concussions in football can resemble that found in elderly and comatose patients but there may be ways to prevent it so the sport continues. Toronto Argonauts’ Jeffrey Finley, left, rushes to take down Calgary Stampeders’ quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell in this August file photo.
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Concussions in football and other contact sports correlate with severe, long-term brain damage — but science shows it doesn’t have to be that way.
Heavy alcohol consumption over ten years or more can cause significant brain function problems. But what about casual drinking?
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New research shows an association between moderate drinking and long-term brain impairment. But there are a few reasons to be cautious about these findings.
People with traumatic brain injuries, say after a car accident or an assault, can have behavioural problems long after their physical injuries have healed.
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Survivors of traumatic brain injuries might have behavioural issues or have problems holding down a job for years after a blow to the head or a bad fall.
If hitting below the belt, not the head, was the aim, then brain damage from boxing would disappear overnight.
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Forget tinkering with the rules of boxing. It’s time for a wholesale change. Let’s make hits to the groin the aim of the game and ban hits to the head.
Basil Hetzel’s research supported the use of iodised salt as an easy way to ensure adequate dietary iodine intake.
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Public health pioneer Basil Hetzel died on February 4 2017. Among other career highlights, he identified the most common cause of preventable brain damage: dietary iodine deficiency.
Cristiano Ronaldo heading a football.
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A single session of football heading can temporarily impair memory. So what does that mean for children with developing brains?
The physical and mental health benefits associated with moving, being active and mindful are not just limited to yoga.
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One in six Australians will have a stroke in their lifetime. That’s about 51,000 strokes per year, or one every ten minutes.