LearningRx reviews study on concussion severity
Blood protein may determine concussion severity A study published in Neurology links higher blood levels of tau to longer periods of recover for athletes after a concussion....
read moreLearningRx reviews study of football players and CTE
Study says football players not at higher risk of neurodegenerative disease A Mayo Clinic study has found that football players do not have an increased risk of degenerative brain diseases compared to other athletes....
read moreLearningRx reviews study on aerobic exercise improving cognition in old age...
Compared to stretching, aerobic exercise creates greater preservation of total brain volume, increased local gray matter volume and increased directional stretch of brain tissue....
read moreFor seniors, weightlifting improves cognitive function
According to a new study from the University of Sydney, gradually increasing muscle strength improve cognitive function for those between 55 and 68....
read moreYouth football players show brain changes after just one season...
Researchers have identified white matter changes in the brains of kids after head impacts in just one season of playing football—even when there was no diagnosis of concussion....
read moreRegular exercise may safeguard against memory loss
Researchers have learned that regular exercise may help ward off memory decline for people with vascular cognitive impairment....
read moreConcussion can now be diagnosed with 95% specificity
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers have shown that the I-Portal Neuro Otologic Test can diagnose concussions with 95% specificity and 89% sensitivity....
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