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02Nov/16

Airbag bicycle helmets may be safer than conventional foam versions

November 2, 2016InnovationAirbag, Ben Gruber, Bicycle helmet, Clothing, Concussion, Consumer goods, Cycling clothing, Cycling safety, Equipment, Helmets, Hockey helmet, MEHMET KURT, Motorcycle safety, Neurotrauma, Protective gear, Psychiatric diagnosis, Safety, Safety equipment, Sports equipment, Stanford University, Transportsmbale

Bicycle helmets that utilize airbag technology instead of conventional hard foam may offer five times more protection against brain injuries, according to Stanford University researchers. Ben Gruber reports.
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22Mar/16

Bennet Omalu, M.D., and actor Will Smith attend a special screening of "Concussion"

NFL acknowledges link between football and brain disease

March 22, 2016HealthcareAnn McKee, Boston University, Boston University CTE Center and Brain Bank, brain disease, Christopher Nowinski, Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in sports, Company: CNN, Company: ESPN, Concussion, Creative works, CTE, Encephalopathy, Films, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, injuries, Jeff Miller, League of Denial, Motor neurone disease, National Football League controversies, Neurotrauma, NEXT MEDIA, NFL, RTT, Sports, Tau protein, U.S. House of Representativessmbale

The NFL’s health and safety officer acknowledged on March 14 that there is a link between football and the devastating brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also known as CTE.
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05Mar/16

U.S. women's soccer star Brandi Chastain

Soccer star Chastain pledges to donate her brain to researchers for study of concussions

March 5, 2016ResearchAnn McKee, Boston University CTE Center and Brain Bank, Brandi, Brandi Chastain, Chastain, China, Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Company: ThomsonReuters, Concussion, Country: United States, Desperately Seeking Brandi, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, injuries, Medical specialties, National Football League controversies, Neurotrauma, RALJON, RTT, Sports, Sports injuries, Surnames, u.s. soccer, United States, United States women's national soccer teamsmbale

Retired U.S. women’s soccer star Brandi Chastain pledges to donate her brain posthumously to researchers for the study of concussions.

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19Sep/15

Study finds 96 percent of former NFL players had brain disease

September 19, 2015NFLBoston University CTE Center and Brain Bank, Brent Boyd, Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Concussion, Encephalopathy, Films, Head injury, injuries, Medical specialties, Motor neurone disease, National Football League, National Football League controversies, Neurotrauma, NEXT MEDIA, NFL, RTT, Shane Dronett, Tau proteinsmbale

USA (Next Media) – A study by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University found that 87 out of 91 former NFL players tested suffered from a brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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03Sep/15

‘Concussion’ football movie altered to avoid angering NFL -NY Times

September 3, 2015NFLCinema of the United States, Concussion, Creative works, English-language films, Films, football player, Neurotrauma, SONY PICTURES, Sony Pictures Entertainment, United States, Will Smithsmbale

(EVO) – Sony Pictures Entertainment executives altered the script of the studio’s forthcoming movie “Concussion,” about football-related brain trauma, to avoid antagonizing the National Football League, the New York Times reported on Wednesday (September 2).
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