Obesity: Blame the Brain
While diet fads come and go, in the end physicians typically boil there advice down to a simple statement; burn more calories than you eat and you’ll lose weigh...
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The Brain on a High Fat Diet
Do you ever crave food to the point where you are pretty sure you are addicted? Well, turns out you might actually be addicted to food. Recent studies have conn...
Keep Me in Coach, I’m Ready to Play
In America, it seems that athletics is just as stressed, if not more than, as academics. We live in a culture where professional athletes are praised and put in...
‘Get Your Head in the Game!’ – Figuratively, Not Literally
CONCUSSIONS are one of the most commonly encountered sports injuries where rates are estimated at two million sport related concussions per year in the United S...
Why You Should Always Wear You Helmet Even If It Isn’t “Cool”
As a child growing up with a neurologist for a dad, I always heard the phrase “don’t forget to wear your helmet!” whenever I wanted to ride my bike or rollerbla...
Concussion: An Especially Relevant problem in the NFL in 2019
What causes concussion? Concussions are caused by head trauma, often a blow to the head in which the brain hits the opposite side of the interior of the skull. ...
Too Much Protection?
The increasingly competitive nature of sports is constantly pushing athletes to the limit of human capabilities. This provides a more enjoyable sporting event f...
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intelligence
Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disorder. Children with ASD often have difficulties Communicating and interacting with others Restricted interests i...
The Fragile Mind – Why Concussions Shouldn’t be Underplayed
It’s simple logic. As with anything else in the body, if your brain is hurt (in an injury such as a concussion), give it a rest. The concept itself seems ...
Hard Hitting Facts about Concussions
Concussions are one of the brain diseases that are often overlooked. Too often approached as something that athletes can tough out, they have not been taken as ...