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Although you may not always realize it, many of the jobs you do can put strain on, and even cause damage to, your nerves. Sandra Hearn, M.D., the associate chair of Education and Professional ...

Annalisa (Nalis) Merelli is a contributing writer at STAT focused on boys’ and men’s health. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a disease of the dead. Clinical features suggestive of the ...

A new study by Dr. Lauren Fortington from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Perth, Australia, questions the existing evidence in relation to a novel condition termed chronic traumatic encephalopathy ...

Concussions and repetitive head trauma in sports like football and boxing, once accepted as an unpleasant consequence of intense athletic competition, are now recognized as serious health threats.

Several news items this week put professional football and head trauma back in the spotlight. On Monday, a study showed that one-third of former National Football League (NFL) players believed they ...

Lecturer, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland Alan Pearce is currently unfunded. Alan is a non-executive unpaid director for the Concussion Legacy Foundation.

The NFL and NHL have survived, for now, the first decade and a half of the age of full and complete awareness as to the link between repetitive head trauma and long-term health consequences. Both ...

When the causes of body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), such as hair pulling (trichotillomania), skin picking (excoriation disorder), or nail biting, are discussed, the question often arises: ...