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As the new NFL season kicks off, science greatly impacts life on the gridiron--from rehabilitating roughed-up players to making the right play calls
September 2, 2008 |
Features
With an undermanned squad, Piedmont High School's coaches got creative to beat bigger rivals
Fact or Fiction
If the stats favor going for it, why are coaches so wary?
Features
Sidelined by an injury, NFL draft pick trades in football for a career as an astronaut
Q&A
A leading researcher discusses how on-the-field head injuries can lead to neurological disorders in players even after they hang up their cleats
Russell Warren, a professor of orthopedics at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the team physician for the defending Super Bowl-champion New York Giants, explains:
Doctors disagree on whether controversial treatment played a role in the recovery of the Buffalo Bills' tight end
Can football's ancillary antics possibly out-insult the game itself?
A new high-tech helmet allows coaches and sideline doctors to spot concussions and other dangerous injuries on the football field, in real-time. The head gear has sensors that send impact measurements wirelessly. For more on this story, please read Larry Greenemeier's October 4 article on Sciam.com news.
A new study surveyed almost 1,600 former NFL players and found half with chronic pain and 15 percent suffering moderate to serious depression, which may be pain-related.
An Illinois high school ponies up $60,000 for helmets designed to protect players against brain and spinal injuries
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