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The world’s longest running cohort study reveals risk factors for dementia. Families of athletes with early-onset dementia tell their stories. Could viruses cause Alzheimer’s? Listen to the Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia podcast series.
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Millions of sports-related concussions occur in the US every year. Many of them happen to high school and college athletes.
Students from low-income backgrounds fare better when they are able to take career and technical classes in STEM, new research shows.
Jacinda Barclay, an AFLW player who died last year, has had her brain donated to concussion research. In general, women are understudied regards to their long-term brain health.
Our research, conducted on elite rugby players, may someday mean concussions can be diagnosed right on the pitch.
Rocked by recent events on the dangers of concussion at the elite level, the AFL has a perfect opportunity to adopt a wider lens and mobilise its network to keep footy safe, especially for the kids.
Why tackling in kids rugby must be banned to curb dementia risks.
Brain trauma in sport is a public health crisis. A heading ban should be extended to all children.
Although a great deal of research is still required, it may one day be possible to identify and treat people either with CTE, or at risk of it.
From Super Bowl ads to Netflix documentaries, the complicated issues of criminal justice are portrayed in simplistic and highly political ways.
Football participation among high schoolers continues to decline, as concern about brain injury increases. Could training without helmets make a difference?
Students who get admitted to Connecticut’s career and technical education high schools are more likely to graduate and earn significantly more than peers who barely missed the cut.
After a report found evidence of CTE in the brains of two former NRL players, the league is facing the possibility of a class-action lawsuit. Here’s what former players would need to prove.
All parents should understand the symptoms of concussion, whether their child plays sports or not.
What happened after Brandin Cooks took a massive blow during Super Bowl LII helps explain why NFL’s concussion crisis isn’t killing the sport’s popularity.
Career and technical education, or CTE, can boost the chances of high school graduation and lower the likelihood of dropping out, but timing is crucial, researchers argue.
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.
Konrad Reuland’s death shocked sports fans and, famously, gave new life to baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew. But how is it that a young athlete in top shape could suddenly develop a deadly condition?
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University
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Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
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Professor of Masculinities, Sexualities and Sport, University of Winchester
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Professor of Education & Policy, Boston College
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Assistant Professor in Workforce Development and Education at The Ohio State University, The Ohio State University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology, University of Winchester
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Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Investigations Editor, Insights, The Conversation
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Professor and Director, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University
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Professor of Trauma Neurosurgery, University of Birmingham
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Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Professor of Psychology in Epidemiology, UCL
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Vice Chair, Department of Neurology, University of Florida
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Professor, Clinical & Health Psychology and Neurology, University of Florida
