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October 27, 2015

Taiwanese girl paralyzed after getting electrocuted at a shopping mall

A 6-year-old girl in Taiwan is in critical condition after getting electrocuted from a display case in a shopping mall, Central European News (CEN) reported.

October 27, 2015

Student athletes need break from school after a concussion, study claims

According to neurologists, kids who suffer concussions need to take a break – not just from sports, but from school as well.

October 27, 2015

Concussion recovery may take longer for men than women, study finds

In a new study published online in the journal Radiology, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh utilized diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) on concussion patients to determine how long it took males and females to recover from injury.

October 27, 2015

Women with mild memory problems worsen faster than men, study suggests

Older women with mild memory impairment worsened about twice as fast as men, says new research that illustrates the especially hard toll that Alzheimer's takes on women.

October 27, 2015

Concussions cause brain abnormalities similar to Alzheimer’s, study shows

More and more research has raised concern over the dangers of concussions – one of the most common forms of head trauma – as many sufferers go on to experience persistent neurological symptoms throughout their lives.

October 27, 2015

Army football player recovering from head injury after fight

Army football player Josh Jenkins is recovering from a head injury stemming from a fight with another cadet during the Fourth of July weekend.

October 27, 2015

Hidden damage revealed in veterans' brains from IED blasts

A research team at Johns Hopkins University says they have found a unique honeycomb pattern of broken and swollen nerve fibers in brains of Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans who survived improvised explosive device (IED) blasts, but later died of other causes.

October 27, 2015

Poll finds 40 percent would sway children away from football

Some parents are expressing doubts about enrolling their children in football programs. 

October 27, 2015

Star softball player suffers brain aneurysm, collapses on field

A California high school softball player is on life support after suffering a brain aneurysm that caused her to suddenly collapse on the field Saturday.

October 27, 2015

Brain stents show big promise for certain stroke patients

Stroke experts are reporting a major advance: Stents similar to the ones used to open clogged heart arteries also can be used to clear a blood clot in the brain, greatly lowering the risk a patient will end up disabled.