This was despite them feeling well enough to return to the field under Rugby Football Union clearance protocols. Leading ...

Grassroots rugby concussion guidelines need to be improved as players' brains remain altered despite them being symptom-free ...

Sometimes, patients with brain fog undergo a battery of tests, only for everything to come back normal, she says. “That can be really frustrating for patients,” Becker says. Physicians ...

Subtle language difficulties like struggling to recall common words during conversation can signal changes in brain function. These momentary lapses often get dismissed as normal aging but may ...

When compared to normal brain variability in uninjured athletes, only the blood flow changes consistently distinguished concussed athletes from controls. This highlights that blood flow ...

This shaking disrupts normal brain function, resulting in temporary ... This misfiring is why concussed players experience dizziness, confusion or flashes of light. If the stretching is too ...

The test results showed ANS functioning decreased by 33% compared to a healthy baseline, compared to 9% for airborne jumpers and 12% for concussed ... others from brain-related medical issues ...

compared to cognitively normal brains. It’s not clear whether microplastics may cause or contribute to dementia, nor whether dementia-induced changes to the brain might allow more microplastics ...

A recent study mapped the maternal brain from preconception through the crucial two years ... More postpartum, illuminating how the brain reshapes itself during this pivotal life stage.

The conversation on brain health has been growing in recent years, and 2024 was no exception. This year brought significant highlights, including increased investment in brain capital (also known ...

Gamma brain waves are rhythmic electric processes in nerve cells called neurons. Nerve activity in the brain allows for communication throughout the brain to carry out functions such as memory ...

It’s impossible to overstate the importance of our brain. The organ, housed inside the skull and protected by a bony covering called the cranium, controls thought, memory, emotion, vision ...