With the number of former professional football players filing lawsuits against the NFL. there may be many people in Athens wondering just how serious brain injuries can be. As more information about brain trauma and chronic traumatic encephalopathy becomes available...
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Football associations hope to reduce traumatic brain injuries
Nearly everyone in Roswell has heard of the numerous former football players who are suing the NFL after they say the professional football association had lied about the danger concussions could cause among players. Although it may seem to some that these lawsuits...
Researchers believe change in memory may be sign of Alzheimer’s
With about 35 million people in the world living with dementia, it is safe to say that the condition, including the most common type of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, is a serious problem. For many in Atlanta who are diagnosed with the condition, it comes after years...
Researchers discover biological evidence of fibromyalgia
There are more and more people being diagnosed with fibromyalgia in North Carolina every year, but there are still some doctors who consider fibromyalgia to be a psychosomatic condition. This means that many doctors believe individuals with fibromyalgia are not...
83 percent of people with bipolar disorder are severely affected
Imagine being euphoric, something much more than just being in a good mood. Imagine being like that for a whole week. It doesn't sound too bad, but also take into account that during that week you would get very little sleep, you would have trouble focusing or getting...


