Do We Need to Take Tackling Out of Youth Football?
Harvard Health Blog As we learn more about the frequency and effects of concussions in football, we are increasingly being forced to face the question: do we need to take the tackling out of youth football? A study published in the Annals of Neurology definitely begs that question. Researchers from Boston University examined the brains […]
Atypical Brain Development Observed in Preschoolers with ADHD Symptoms
According to researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health, children as young as 4 years old with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have significant differences in brain structure, compared to children without such symptoms. Their study is the first comprehensive examination of brain structure changes in preschoolers with signs of ADHD, […]