Tagged: concussion

Rugby, concussions and duty of care: why the game is facing scrutiny - Guest Work

Guest Author • Jun 04, 2021 •

• concussion,
• rugby,
• sport

Seema Patel, Nottingham Trent University   There’s growing concern about concussion-related injuries in contact sports like rugby and American football. Several high-profile collisions between participants and a growing body of research about their impact have drawn attention to the adequacy of the safety protocols in place to protect players. Since 2020, the debate has taken a … Read More

Cycling: head injuries ignored because of entrenched macho culture - Guest Work

Guest Author • Sep 24, 2020 •

• behaviour,
• concussion,
• culture,
• cycling,
• head injury,
• sport

Howard Hurst, University of Central Lancashire and Jack Hardwicke, University of Winchester Competitive road cycling is a demanding and unique sport. One where crashing is inevitable – especially at the professional level. While the risk of head injury is relatively low in cycling – approximately 5-13% – compared to contact sports such as rugby, the consequences of a … Read More

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

Peter Griffin • Jun 22, 2016 •

• brain injury,
• concussion,
• Dunedin,
• Peter Fitzsimons,
• rugby,
• science festival,
• submarines

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

What does concussion do to the brain? - Guest Work

Guest Author • Feb 18, 2016 •

• concussion,
• contact sport,
• NFL

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