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A rugby player’s risk of developing an incurable brain disease uniquely associated with repeated head impacts is relative to the length of their career, a new study indicates.
A rugby player's risk of developing the incurable brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is relative to the length of their career, a new study indicates.
Risk is mostly a subjective judgment. For anyone scared of heights, even standing near a cliff-edge railing can feel daring. For others there is nothing to beat the surge of adrenaline that precedes a freefall parachute jump. Both are entirely legitimate human reactions. And, ultimately, who is to say that one is more rational than the other?
Former England rugby star Steve Thompson says he feels like a "phoney" because he cannot remember being part of the 2003 World Cup-winning team, two years after being diagnosed with early onset dementia.
Rugby authorities have been told they should look to eliminate contact training and reduce the global calendar after a study revealed evidence of considerably increased risk of motor neurone disease among former players.
A new study looking at the impact of concussion on a group of former Scottish international rugby players has found that they were 15 times more likely to develop motor neurone disease (MND) than the general population.
Rugby chiefs must take urgent action to reduce head injuries after a study indicated that former international players are 15 times more likely to develop motor neurone disease, researchers said on Tuesday.
LONDON : A new study looking at the impact of concussion on a group of former Scottish international rugby players has found that they were 15 times more likely to develop motor neurone disease (MND) than the general population.