Concussions

More Concussion Research

This Science Times article reminds us to keep an eye on the building research that connects repetitive and routine head trauma to enduring and debilitating brain injury/disease.  The study described is a version of a Case-Control epidemiological study, though virtually all data was collected from cases (those with signs of disease, in this case CTE).  To further show evidence of this causative exposure-disease relationship, researchers must find ways to compare data from controls as well as rule out other explanations.

Study Bolsters Link Between Hits and Brain Disease

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