Audio long-read: why sports concussions are worse for women
As women’s soccer, rugby and other sports gain in popularity a growing body of evidence suggests that female athletes are at a greater risk of traumatic brain injury than men - what's more they tend to fare worse after a concussion and take longer to recover. Now researchers are racing to get to the bottom of why and ask how treatment might need to change.This is an audio version of our feature: Why sports concussions are worse for women See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - August 25, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Audio long-read: why sports concussions are worse for women
As women’s soccer, rugby and other sports gain in popularity a growing body of evidence suggests that female athletes are at a greater risk of traumatic brain injury than men - what's more they tend to fare worse after a concussion and take longer to recover. Now researchers are racing to get to the bottom of why and ask how treatment might need to change.This is an audio version of our feature: Why sports concussions are worse for women
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - August 25, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
ANPT Vestibular SIG interview Does Exercise Increase Vestibular and Ocular Motor Symptom Detection After Sport-Related Concussion?
Host Puneet Dhaliwal PT, DPT, NCS is joined by Dr. Michael Popovich, MD, Neurologist, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Michigan and Wendy Carender, PT, NCS in a discussion of the role of supervised exercise challenges prior to Vestibular and Ocular Screening (VOMS) in people with sports related concussion. This is based from the article they recently published in the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy entitled “Does Exercise Increase Vestibular and Ocular Motor Symptom Detection After Sport-Related Concussion?” (Source: The JNPT Podcast)
Source: The JNPT Podcast - June 28, 2021 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Ophthalmology : The Utility of Pupillary Light Reflex Metrics as a Physiologic Biomarker for Adolescent Sport-Related Concussion
Interview with Christina L. Master, MD, author of Utility of Pupillary Light Reflex Metrics as a Physiologic Biomarker for Adolescent Sport-Related Concussion (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - September 24, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Neurology : Association of Concussion Symptoms With Testosterone Levels and Erectile Dysfunction
Interview with Rachel Grashow, PhD, MS, author of Association of Concussion Symptoms With Testosterone Levels and Erectile Dysfunction in Former Professional US-Style Football Players (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - August 26, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Neurology : Association Between Statin Use and Risk of Dementia After a Concussion
Interview with Donald A. Redelmeier, MD, FRCPC, MSHSR, FACP, author of Association Between Statin Use and Risk of Dementia After a Concussion (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - May 20, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: podcasts
"Field Test" -- The Discovery Files
University of Washington researchers are developing the first smartphone app that is capable of objectively detecting concussion and other traumatic brain injuries in the field: on the sidelines of a sports game, on a battlefield or in the home of an elderly person prone to falls. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - September 22, 2017 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
Concussion in Kids: Less-Recognized Visual Changes
Post-concussion, oculomotor and binocular visual issues are more likely to disrupt kids ' schooling, says Dr Christina Master. (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Podcast - March 20, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Common Post-concussion Visual Symptoms in Kids
Post-concussion visual symptoms can seriously affect children ' s schooling. Dr Christina Master tells you what to look out for. (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Podcast - March 20, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Podcast: A blood test for concussions, how the hagfish escapes from sharks, and optimizing carbon storage in trees
This week, we chat about a blood test that could predict recovery time after a concussion, new insights into the bizarre hagfish ’s anatomy, and a cheap paper centrifuge based on a toy, with Online News Editor David Grimm. Plus, Science’s Alexa Billow talks to Christian Koerner about why just planting any old tree isn’t the answer to our carbon problem.
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[Image: Bureau of Land Manag ement Oregon and Washington; Music: Jeffrey Cook] (Source: Science Magazine Podcast)
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - January 12, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
