A study published in Acta Neuropathologica looks at the link between the length of rugby careers and the risk of traumatic … read more
A study published in The Lancet Public Health looks at neurodegenerative disease among male elite football players in Sweden. … read more
A study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry looks at neurodegenerative disease risk among former international rugby … read more
The government has launched a new 10-year drugs strategy for England and Wales. Prof Liz Hughes, Professor of Nursing, … read more
A study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association looks at concussion and long-term cognitive function … read more
A study published in Experimental Physiology looks at contact events in rugby union and and blood flow in the brain. … read more
A study published in JAMA Neurology looks at Association of Field Position and Career Length With Risk of Neurodegenerative Disease … read more
A study published in Brain Communications looks at white matter abnormalities in active elite adult rugby players. This Roundup accompanied … read more
There have been several media reports suggesting what the Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce about lifting restrictions … read more
Researchers have conducted a Lancet Commission review into dementia prevention, intervention and care. Dr Vanessa Raymont, Senior Clinical Researcher … read more
A study, published in Science Translational Medicine, reports that ‘protein tangles’ associated with dementia have been detected in the brains … read more
A paper published in JAMA looked at the association between risk of suicide and having sought medical attention for traumatic brain injury. read more
A new study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, examines the association between sustaining a traumatic brain injury and increased risk of developing both dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
An abstract presented at the Neuroscience 2017 conference investigates whether participation in a contact sport may temporarily impair memory. read more
In a new cohort study, researchers publishing in Translational Psychiatry report that playing American football before the age of 12 may have long-term consequences for players’ moods and behaviours. read more
Scientists publishing in Acta Neuropathologica report that in retired footballers with a past history of repetitive head impacts, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a potential neurodegenerative cause of dementia and motor impairments. read more
Researchers publishing in PLOS Medicine have assessed the long-term impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in young people and looked at the effect on early death, educational attainment, welfare requirements and need for psychiatric care. The study involved a large number of Swedish people who recorded a TBI (including concussion) before the age of 25 and compared them to siblings and others who had not had these injuries. read more
Concerns over the long-term impacts of head injuries have frequently made the news, but the focus has largely been on professional sports players. Researchers have now assessed the long-term impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in young people and looked at the effect on early death, educational attainment, welfare requirements and need for psychiatric care. The study, published in PLOS Medicine, involved a large number of Swedish people who recorded a TBI (including concussion) before the age of 25 and compared them to siblings and others who had not had these injuries. read more
Next week the UK will see the launch of Concussion, a Hollywood blockbuster starring Will Smith and Alec Baldwin, which tells the true story of how the sports-related brain trauma CTE was first discovered in former NFL players. This weekend, the Six Nations will kick off almost a year to the day after George North, the Welsh winger, was twice knocked unconscious in his side’s opening match against England but was controversially allowed to continue playing. Unlike America, the UK is only now waking up to the potential long-term consequences of concussion in contact sports. read more
The advances of modern neuroscience mean we know more than ever about chronic brain damage in boxers since it was first described nearly a century ago. But has this knowledge really changed anything and is long-term brain injury from contact sport a ticking time bomb? read more
