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Computer Model May Help Athletes and Soldiers Avoid Brain Damage and Concussions
March 5, 2013 Concussions can occur in sports and in combat, but health experts do not know precisely which jolts, collisions and awkward head movements during these activities pose the greatest risks to the ... > full story -
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Why Your Brain Tires When Exercising
March 4, 2013 For the first time ever, a research team is able to explain why our brains feel tired when we exercise. By mapping the mechanism behind so-called central fatigue, the researchers are hoping, among ... > full story -
Antibody Response Linked With Rejection in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
February 28, 2013 A transplanted kidney has a finite life expectancy because it often becomes the target of the recipient's immune system, which may mount antibodies that attack the organ. Because there is a critical ... > full story -
Steroid Injection May Lead to Worse Outcomes in Patients With Spinal Stenosis
February 19, 2013 For patients with spinal stenosis, epidural steroid injections (ESI) may actually lead to worse outcomes—- whether or not the patient later undergoes surgery, according to a new ... > full story -
Vitamin C Is Beneficial Against the Common Cold, Review Suggests
February 13, 2013 According to an updated review on vitamin C and the common cold, vitamin C seems to be particularly beneficial for people under heavy physical stress. In five randomized trials of participants with ... > full story -
Fallout from Nuclear Testing Shows That the Achilles Tendon Can't Heal Itself
February 12, 2013 Notorious among athletes and trainers as career killers, Achilles tendon injuries are among the most devastating. Now, by carbon testing tissues exposed to nuclear fallout in post WWII tests, ... > full story -
Increase in Dance-Related Injuries in Children and Adolescents
February 11, 2013 A new study examined dance-related injuries among children and adolescents 3 to 19 years of age from 1991 to ... > full story -
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Children With ACL Injuries Require Special Treatment
February 6, 2013 Until a child's bones have fully matured (in girls, typically by age 14; in boys, age 16), an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament -- the primary, stabilizing ligament of the knee joint -- ... > full story -
Optimized Custom-Made Ski Sledges
February 6, 2013 At the 2014 Winter Paralympics, competitors will line up wearing optimized sit skis that are adapted to their individual ... > full story -
Study Identifies Skiers Who Can Be Successfully Treated Without Surgery After an ACL Tear
February 6, 2013 Roughly a quarter of recreational skiers who tear their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) while hitting the slopes can be successfully treated without surgery, according to a new ... > full story
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