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football
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Tip sheet provides pointers on concussion-related testing and other concussion research resources
In what seems to be an eternity ago, I wrote about a pair of studies on concussions for Scientific American.…
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Covering sports concussions: Some takeaways from the #AHCJ16 panel
Conversations about concussions, traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) have become more common in recent years as many…
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College football, sickle cell can be deadly combo
Rachel George, Iliana Limón and Shannon J. Owens of the Orlando Sentinel look at college football players whose deaths have…
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The pitfalls of made-for-media scientific research
In our archive, you’ll find plenty of discussion about how the rhythms and demands of the newsroom impact media coverage…
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Researchers surprised by concussion study
Writing for Sports Illustrated, David Epstein tells the story of a small-scale Indiana football concussion study in which in which…
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As school starts, so do youth sports injuries
The University of Michigan’s new Michigan NeuroSport Concussion Program seems to be cropping up everywhere, and as far as I…
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Concussion-related trauma masquerades as ALS
The New York Times‘ Alan Schwarz reports on what he says is “the first firm pathological indications that brain trauma…
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NFL to post concussion warning in locker rooms
In The New York Times, football concussion reporter Alan Schwarz examines the content and ramifications of a new warning poster…
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Attention focuses on football’s neurological effects
Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger, writing in Time, looks at two things he claims are being overlooked during the…
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NYT’s Schwarz discusses football concussion beat
For the Columbia Journalism Review, Brent Cunningham talked to The New York Times‘ Alan Schwarz about his work as the…