White matter hyperintensities are associated with neuropathological changes, according to a new study which compared antemortem brain MRI scans of deceased athletes with postmortem changes in their brains. These athletes had played contact sports and had been exposed to repetitive head impacts.The study group involved 67 football players (professional / semi professional) and 8 non-football athlet ...more
When air pollution had decreased during lockdowns in the United States at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were fewer ST-elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI), revealed a new study presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 Scientific Sessions.Investigators assessed the link between air pollution and STEMI across 29 U.S. states between January 1, 2019 and April 30, 2020. Th ...more
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