Tagged: concussion

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Scifest – heading south for a dose of science - Griffin's Gadgets

Peter Griffin • Jun 22, 2016 •

We are less than a month out from the New Zealand International Science Festival, the biennial showcase of events, lectures, art and people that sees Dunedin become science-central for a full week. The festival runs July 8- 16. This year’s line-up looks particularly good. I’ll be heading down myself and am particularly looking forward to hosting a panel discussion on … Read More

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What does concussion do to the brain? - Guest Work

Guest Author • Feb 18, 2016 •

Fatima Nasrallah, The University of Queensland News that actor Will Smith will boycott the Oscars has overshadowed promotional coverage of his latest film, Concussion, which examines the effects of repeated head injury. In the film, Smith plays the real-life neuropathologist Bennet Omalu, who first discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the brains of professional American football … Read More