Columbia University: Soccer Heading Linked to Measurable Decline of Brain Structure and Function Over Two Years
November 29, 2023
November 29, 2023
NEW YORK, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- Columbia University issued the following news:
A new study at Columbia University Irving Medical Center links soccer heading--where players hit the ball with their heads to direct it during play--to a decline in brain structure and function over a two-year period. The research is being presented for the first time at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America(link is external and opens in a new window) (RSNA) in Chicago this week.
A new study at Columbia University Irving Medical Center links soccer heading--where players hit the ball with their heads to direct it during play--to a decline in brain structure and function over a two-year period. The research is being presented for the first time at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America(link is external and opens in a new window) (RSNA) in Chicago this week.