A Mouth Guard for the Brain? October 28, 2002. ... college and professional players each year suffering blows to the head severe enough to disturb brain function.

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ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton explained how head trauma can result in death and share brain injury warning signs. The CDC reported 61,000 deaths from traumatic brain ...

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Designed for athletes and soldiers, this new device provides real-time measurements of head impacts, reducing the risk of traumatic brain injury. When athletes or soldiers have a concussion, the ...

When player No. 81 took this blow to his head several years ago, it was just one of many concussions that have occurred throughout college football and the N.F.L. But what made this one different ...

Newly discovered anatomy shields and monitors brain Date: January 5, 2023 Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Summary: Researchers describe a previously unknown component of brain ...

Researchers have found that monkeys known as macaques possess the vocal anatomy but not the brain circuitry to produce human speech. The findings suggest that human speech stems mainly from the unique ...