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February 8, 2016

CDC discovers new bacteria species that causes Lyme disease

Researchers have discovered a second type of bacteria that causes Lyme disease that is carried by the same deer tick, but that veers from the condition鈥檚 typical symptom of a 鈥渂ull鈥檚 eye鈥� rash.

February 8, 2016

Video of 8-year-old boy with cerebral palsy 'skateboarding' goes viral

When Atticus Edmunds hit the skate park with his dad, dropping in and swooping up the walls, the joy on his face is like that of any other kid.

February 8, 2016

Pennsylvania teen suffers stroke during basketball game

A 17-year-old high school senior collapsed during her team鈥檚 basketball game in late January, and doctors say her recovery may take as long as a year.

February 8, 2016

Video shows student with cerebral palsy pushed down, kicked

A school district in the Pittsburgh suburbs is investigating video on social media showing a student with cerebral palsy being pushed down and kicked.

February 5, 2016

Plaintiffs in NHL concussion case now count 105 ex-players

Long after the end of his NHL career, Steve Payne is living an empty-nest life with his wife and three dogs in western Wisconsin.

February 5, 2016

Woman left with crippling spine damage after picking up balloon

A British woman developed a rare neurological condition after bending over to pick up a party balloon and must use a wheelchair when she leaves her home.

February 5, 2016

First-of-its-kind study explains why rest is crucial after a concussion

Researchers who created an animal model to observe how the brain recovers from repeated head trauma concluded that doctors who order several days rest after a concussion are following proper protocol.

February 5, 2016

NFL critic crashes news conference about concussions

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- An uninvited guest at the NFL's annual pre-Super Bowl news conference about health and safety, Chris Nowinski stood nearby and listened Thursday as one of the league's chief advisers about concussions declined to acknowledge a link between football and the brain disease called CTE. "I wanted to see the talking points in real time, and you can tell it affected me emotionally," said Nowinski, executive director of the Concussion Legacy Foundation and an outspoken critic of the NFL on the topic of head injuries.

February 5, 2016

2 more NFL players vow to donate brains to science

Two more NFL football players have announced their intention to donate their brains to science after their deaths, so that more research on a degenerative brain disease found in athletes and others with a history of brain injuries can be done.

February 5, 2016

Head trauma linked to same 'plaques' seen in Alzheimer's

People with brain injuries from trauma to the head may have a buildup of the same plaques seen in people with Alzheimer's disease in their brains, a small, new study suggests.